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Unknown Maker, Greek

Fragment of a mixing bowl (krater)
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Maker

Unknown Maker, Greek

Culture

Greek

Title

Fragment of a mixing bowl (krater)

Year

ca. 600 BCE

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

clay

Geography

Place Made: Corinth

Dimensions

Height: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 inches) (greatest preserved)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Walter J. Kimball Fund

Object Number

62.059

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries
Sep 22, 2010

Label copy

These fragments were part of a large mixing bowl (column krater) that was made in Corinth, where black-figure painting was invented. Black slip was used on most of the figures; this slip would have been thinned out to paint the spear shafts, shields, helmet crests, and horses’ reins. A matte paint was employed in detail work on the horses’ manes and the soldiers’ helmets.

New Works from the Ancient World
May 23, 1986 – Aug 30, 1986
Recent Accessions
Sep 03, 1963 – Sep 22, 1963

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Greek
Fragment of a mixing bowl (krater), ca. 600 BCE
Terracotta, black-figure
Height: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 inches) (greatest preserved)
Walter J. Kimball Fund 62.059

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