Krater
L-29-45
Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery
From: Italy | Etruria | Volterra
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | L-29-45 |
Current Location | Greece Gallery - On Display |
Culture | Attic |
Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Volterra |
Manufacture Location | Attica |
Date Made | ca. 430 BCE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Ceramic |
Technique | Red Figure |
Iconography | Prometheus | Satyr | Scepter |
Description | A somewhat smaller than normal krater. This type of vase was used for mixing wine with water. Its painted scene of Prometheus, the legendary bringer of fire to mankind, lighting a skittish satyr's torch has nothing directly to do with the vessel's function. |
Height | 23 cm |
Outside Diameter | 26.2 cm |
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