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Attic Black-Figure Volute Krater Fragment

Black-figure Krater · about 520–510 B.C.

Belongs with three other non-joining fragments of a volute krater’s rim and neck. (86.AE.109.1, .2, and .4). This fragment comes from the lower section of the neck. On the left, the horses of a quadriga to right are preserved. In front of the horses, a male (lower half of his body preserved) walks to left. He wears a chlamys, short chiton, and boots. Only the end of the stick he carries is preserved. Next to him, a clothed male (drapery and one leg remain) is seated to right on a block.

After Clark, A., CVA Malibu 1 (1988).

Shape

Krater

Technique

Black-figure

Date

about 520–510 B.C.

Culture

Greek (Attic)

Dimensions

H: 6.45 cm W: 10.60 cm

Museum

J. Paul Getty Museum