Krater (mixing bowl) with a four-horse chariot
Place made:Greece
Culture: Greek
Date: ca. 560-550 B.C.
Dimensions:
height: 16 15/16 in. (43 cm)
diameter of mouth: 16 7/8 in. (42.9 cm)
diameter with handles: 20 7/8 in. (53.1 cm)
diameter of foot: 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number: 86.134.38
Provenance: sold by Galerie Günter Puhze, Freiburg, to Gilbert M. Denman, Jr. (1921-2004), San Antonio, 1981; Gilbert M. Denman, Jr. by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 1986
Label Text
Side A: A four-horse chariot between spectators
Side B: A youth between lions
The Greeks drank their wine mixed with water. The krater, the vase in which wine and water were mixed, formed the centerpiece of the symposium. Wine was dipped out of the krater with a ladle or a pitcher (called an oinochoe) and served to the guests. (Jessica Powers 2008)
Side A: Frontal quadriga (chariot) between spectators
Side B: Youth between lions
(Previous label text)
Side B: A youth between lions
The Greeks drank their wine mixed with water. The krater, the vase in which wine and water were mixed, formed the centerpiece of the symposium. Wine was dipped out of the krater with a ladle or a pitcher (called an oinochoe) and served to the guests. (Jessica Powers 2008)
Side A: Frontal quadriga (chariot) between spectators
Side B: Youth between lions
(Previous label text)
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