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Krater

κρατήρ
8019 vases
The mixing bowl of the symposium, where wine was blended with water. Large and open-mouthed, kraters provided the greatest canvas for vase painters and bear some of the most ambitious compositions. Types include column, volute, calyx, and bell kraters.
Function & Use
Mixing wine with water at the symposium
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8019 examples
Attic Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
RF Dinos Painter · about 440–430 B.C.
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
RF Attributed to the Polydektes Painter · ca. 440 BCE
Red-Figure Column Krater (Mixing Vessel): Satyrs Pursuing Maenads
Red-Figure Column Krater (Mixing Vessel): Satyrs Pursuing Maenads
RF Naples Painter · 440–430 BCE
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
RF a painter of the Group of Polygnotos · ca. 440–430 BCE
Bell Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Dionysos with Satyr and Maenad; Death of Orpheus
Bell Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Dionysos with Satyr and Maenad; Death of Orpheus
RF The Curti Painter · c. 440 BCE-430 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater
Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater
RF Nekyia Painter · about 440 B.C.
Bell Krater (bowl for mixing wine and water): Bouzyges and the Plow
Bell Krater (bowl for mixing wine and water): Bouzyges and the Plow
RF The Hephaistos Painter · c. 430-420 BCE
Bell Krater (bowl for mixing wine and water): Torch Race
Bell Krater (bowl for mixing wine and water): Torch Race
RF Peleus Painter · c. 430-420 BCE
Terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) with stand
Terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) with stand
RF COGHILL P · ca. 430 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
RF about 430 B.C.
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
RF Attributed to the Pisticci Painter · ca. 430–410 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
RF Dinos Painter · about 430–420 B.C.
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
RF Attributed to the Marlay Painter · ca. 430 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Bell Krater
Attic Red-Figure Bell Krater
RF Christie Painter · 430–420 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
RF Dinos Painter · about 430–420 B.C.
Weight with Volute Krater
Weight with Volute Krater
fourth quarter of 5th century B.C.
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -425 TO -375
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
RF late 5th century BCE
Lukanischer Stangenhenkelkrater (Lukanischer Kolonnettenkrater)
Lukanischer Stangenhenkelkrater (Lukanischer Kolonnettenkrater)
RF 425-401 v. Chr.
Apulischer Glockenkrater
Apulischer Glockenkrater
RF 425-401 v. Chr.
KRATER, FRAGMENT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, FRAGMENT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Close toBIRTH OF DIONYSOS, P OF THE · -425 TO -375
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -425 TO -375
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -425 TO -375
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
RF the Nikias Painter · late 5th century BCE
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
late 5th century BCE
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF CompareATHENS WEDDING, P OF THE · -425 TO -375
KRATER, CALYX (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, CALYX (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF PRONOMOS P · -425 TO -375
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF FERRARA T 459 B, P OF · -425 TO -375
KRATER, CALYX, FRAGMENT (UNCERTAIN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, CALYX, FRAGMENT (UNCERTAIN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -425 TO -375
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl) with lid
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl) with lid
RF Attributed to the Group of the Würzburg Scylla · late 5th century BCE
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
RF late 5th century BCE
KRATER, VOLUTE (SOUTH ITALIAN, LUCANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, VOLUTE (SOUTH ITALIAN, LUCANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -425 TO -375
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
late 5th century BCE–early 4th century BCE
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -425 TO -375
KRATER, BELL (ITALIOTE, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL (ITALIOTE, RED-FIGURE)
RF -425 TO -375
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
RF Polion · ca. 420 BCE
Bell Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Two Silenoi with Maidens; Draped Youths
Bell Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Two Silenoi with Maidens; Draped Youths
RF the Amykos Painter · 420-410 BCE
Red-Figure Bell Krater: Woman with Two Athletes
Red-Figure Bell Krater: Woman with Two Athletes
RF the Amykos Painter · 420-410 BCE
Kelchkrater: Telephoskrater
Kelchkrater: Telephoskrater
420-380 v. Chr.
Bruchstücke d. Mänadenkraters (Fragmente des Mänadenkraters, Stücke eines Kraters, Bruchstücke eines attischen Kelchkraters mit reichem Reliefdekor (sog. Berliner Mänadenkrater))
Bruchstücke d. Mänadenkraters (Fragmente des Mänadenkraters, Stücke eines Kraters, Bruchstücke eines attischen Kelchkraters mit reichem Reliefdekor (sog. Berliner Mänadenkrater))
420-380 v. Chr.
Lucanian Red-Figure Bell Krater
Lucanian Red-Figure Bell Krater
RF Pisticci Painter · about 420 B.C.
Lucanian Red-Figure Volute Krater
Lucanian Red-Figure Volute Krater
RF Palermo Painter · 415–400 B.C.
Mixing bowl (column-krater)
Mixing bowl (column-krater)
RF Painter: Sisyphus Group; associated with the Ariadne Painter · about 400–390 B.C.
Mixing bowl (bell krater) with Perseus, Athena, and Hermes
Mixing bowl (bell krater) with Perseus, Athena, and Hermes
RF the Tarporley Painter · about 400–385 B.C.
Red-Figure Calyx-Krater (Mixing Vessel): Medea in Chariot (A); Telephos with Baby Orestes (B)
Red-Figure Calyx-Krater (Mixing Vessel): Medea in Chariot (A); Telephos with Baby Orestes (B)
RF Policoro Painter · c. 400 BCE
Mixing bowl (bell-krater) with comic athletes in a palaestra
Mixing bowl (bell-krater) with comic athletes in a palaestra
RF about 400–380 B.C.
Red-figure Bell Krater: Youth Crowned by Nike
Red-figure Bell Krater: Youth Crowned by Nike
RF the Tarporley Painter · c. 400-380 BCE
Calyx Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Exotic Dancer
Calyx Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Exotic Dancer
RF the Nikias Painter · c. 400 BCE
Bell Krater with Satyrs and Maenads and Three Draped Men
Bell Krater with Satyrs and Maenads and Three Draped Men
RF 8193 · ca. 390-380 BCE (Late Classical)
Bell Krater
Bell Krater
RF 18713 · 4th century BCE (?) (Classical-Hellenistic)
KRATER, BELL (SOUTH ITALIAN, PAESTAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL (SOUTH ITALIAN, PAESTAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Asteas · -400 TO -300
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -400 TO -300
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENTS (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENTS (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -400 TO -300
Mixing bowl (calyx krater) depicting a youthful Herakles at a shrine
Mixing bowl (calyx krater) depicting a youthful Herakles at a shrine
RF The Jena Painter · about first quarter of 4th century B.C.
Mixing bowl (calyx krater) with Eros and Dionysos
Mixing bowl (calyx krater) with Eros and Dionysos
RF The Painter of London F90 · about early 4th century B.C.
Unteritalischer Krater: Phlyakenposse (Bestrafung eines Sklaven)
Unteritalischer Krater: Phlyakenposse (Bestrafung eines Sklaven)
RF 4. Jahrhundert v. Chr.
Bell Krater with Scenes of Eros and Standing Youth
Bell Krater with Scenes of Eros and Standing Youth
RF 2701 · early 4th century BCE (Classical)
Lucanian Bell Krater Fragment
Lucanian Bell Krater Fragment
Dolon Painter · about 400 B.C.
Red-figure Bell Krater: Woman Holding a Wreath
Red-figure Bell Krater: Woman Holding a Wreath
RF 4th century BCE
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
RF Attributed to the Sarpedon Painter · ca. 400–380 BCE
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