Fragment of a Column Krater (Mixing Bowl)
580-570 BCE
Medium
terracotta, black-figure
Dimensions
H. 25 cm (9 7/8 in.); w. 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
Classification
vessel
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
109458
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
This fragment comes from a large bowl that was used to mix wine and water before it was served. Unusually, it is decorated in two techniques. The bearded man holding a spear and the animals to the right and below the scene are decorated in the black-figure technique, but the other figures are simply outlined. The use of yellow for the man’s garment is also unusual. The seventh century marks the beginning of the Archaic period (700–480 BCE). In Corinth, geometric patterns that had embellished th...
About the Artist
Ancient Greek
The artist known simply as "Ancient Greek" represents the anonymous masters of Attic vase painting, a cornerstone of Classical Greek art from the Archaic and Classical periods (circa 700–300 BCE). Little is known of their personal life, as ancient Greek potters and painters rarely signed their works or left biographical traces; early life and training remain not well documented. These creators ope...