Vases Red-figure Krater Bell Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Reve...
Bell Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Revelers (Komos); Draped Youths

Bell Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Revelers (Komos); Draped Youths

Red-figure The Christie Painter · Krater · c. 430 BCE
Intact, red-figure bell krater. On side A: Revelers (Komos). Three beardless revellers walk to the right carrying a walking stick, double flute, and torch, respectively. Each figure wears a chlamys over his shoulders and a filet on the head.

On side B: three draped youths. conversing youths draped in mantle, one with walking stick. On the left, two youth stand and face right, the second holding a staff. On the far right, a youth faces left, reaching his hand forward. All three figures wear a floor-length himation. A pair of jumping weights are suspended in the field.

On both sides, a groundline of meander alternating with saltires. A band of laurel wreath decorates the lip and egg-and-dart surrounding each handle.
Shape
Technique
Period
Classical period, High
Date
c. 430 BCE
Culture
Greek
Attribution
Attributed
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1970.108
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)