Fragment of a terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
ca. 590–570 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm) length 15 3/16 in. (38.6 cm)
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Corinthian · Middle Corinthian
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1912
Accession Number
12.229.9
Tags
Art Historical Context
This fragment of a terracotta columnater, dating to around 590–570 BCE, hails from Middle Corinthian Greece, a vibrant hub of early pottery production. Column-kraters were essential vessels for mixing wine and water during symposia—lively social gatherings where elites debated philosophy and reveled in poetry. Crafted by the Cavalcade Painter, a of Corinthian black-figure technique, this piece captures the period's hallmark style: intricate friezes of animals and figures incised into the clay before firing, then filled with glossy black slip for dramatic contrast against the orange terracotta....