Vases Red-figure Krater Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater
Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater

Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater

Red-figure Villa Giulia Painter · Krater · about 450 B.C.
Interior: Glazed with reserved lines on the interior of the rim at the top and at the join with the body. Exterior: The rim is decorated with diagonal double palmettes. Side A: The Dioskouroi on horseback. A youthful male wearing chlamys and petasos, holds a spear as he rides a bridled horse to right. A second rider is to right, only head (petasos behind head) and part of horse preserved. Side B: Athletes. (1) A figure moving to left, holds one of a pair (the other not extant) of halteres. (2) A nude youth with arms outstretched, facing right, holding halteres. (3) A mantled youth with a staff facing left.
Shape
Technique
Date
about 450 B.C.
Culture
Greek (Attic)
Dimensions
H: 20.80 cm D: 36.70 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
77.AE.40
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)