Calyx Krater with a Departure Scene

<p>The scene on this "krater" depicts another milestone in the life of a young man. At the culmination of years of training, a warrior stands beside the family altar preparing to leave for war. He wears a short tunic under a "cuirass" (breastplate) and holds his spear in his left hand. A young woman on the right readies his shield and stretches out her hand to pass his helmet across the altar. On the other side of the vessel, a bearded man leans on a staff and raises his hand in a gesture perhaps mirroring that of the young woman and beckoning to the youth.A "krater" is a large, wide-mouth vessel used for mixing water and wine; if the handles are in the low position seen here, it is called a "calyx krater."</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.262' rel='external'>Calyx Krater with a Departure Scene</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>