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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
Sizilischer Kelchkrater
Sizilischer Kelchkrater
Dirke-Maler · 400-376 v. Chr.
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.
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.
KRATER, CALYX (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, CALYX (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF KERCH · -400 TO -300
KRATER, BELL (SOUTH ITALIAN, LUCANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL (SOUTH ITALIAN, LUCANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -400 TO -300
Lucanian Bell Krater Fragment
Lucanian Bell Krater Fragment
Dolon Painter · about 400 B.C.
KRATER, BELL (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -400 TO -300
Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
RF about 400 B.C.
KRATER, CALYX (SOUTH ITALIAN, SICILIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, CALYX (SOUTH ITALIAN, SICILIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -400 TO -300
KRATER, CALYX (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, CALYX (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF MELEAGER P · -400 TO -300
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF IPHIGENEIA P · -400 TO -300
KRATER, CALYX (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, CALYX (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF ATHENS 12255, P OF · -400 TO -300
Fragments of a terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl)
Fragments of a terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl)
Very close in style to the work of the Dolon Painter · ca. 400–360 BCE
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -400 TO -300
KRATER, CALYX (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, CALYX (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF VIENNA 1025, GROUP OF · -400 TO -300
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF FILOTTRANO P · -400 TO -300
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF FILOTTRANO P · -400 TO -300
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF FILOTTRANO P · -400 TO -300
KRATER, CALYX (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, CALYX (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF LC GROUP · -400 TO -300
Calyx Krater (Mixing Bowl)
Calyx Krater (Mixing Bowl)
RF The Perugia Painter, now combined with the Arnò Painter · about 400-380 BCE
Red-figure Bell Krater: Woman Holding a Wreath
Red-figure Bell Krater: Woman Holding a Wreath
RF 4th century BCE
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF FERRARA T 376 B, GROUP OF · -400 TO -300
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF KERCH · -400 TO -300
Frühitalischer Glockenkrater: Phlyakenposse (Priamos und Neoptolemos)
Frühitalischer Glockenkrater: Phlyakenposse (Priamos und Neoptolemos)
4. Jahrhundert v. Chr.
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF NOSTELL P · -400 TO -300
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF RETORTED P · -400 TO -300
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF RETORTED P · -400 TO -300
Unteritalischer Krater: Phlyakenposse (Bestrafung eines Sklaven)
Unteritalischer Krater: Phlyakenposse (Bestrafung eines Sklaven)
RF 4. Jahrhundert v. Chr.
Rotfiguriger faliskischer Kolonettenkrater (Stangenhenkelkrater)
Rotfiguriger faliskischer Kolonettenkrater (Stangenhenkelkrater)
RF 400-376 v. Chr.
Attischer Glockenkrater
Attischer Glockenkrater
RF Pourtalès-Maler · 400-376 v. Chr.
Lukanischer Glockenkrater
Lukanischer Glockenkrater
400-376 v. Chr.
KRATER, BELL (SOUTH ITALIAN, PAESTAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL (SOUTH ITALIAN, PAESTAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Asteas · -400 TO -300
KRATER, CALYX, FRAGMENTS (SOUTH ITALIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, CALYX, FRAGMENTS (SOUTH ITALIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -400 TO -300
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF ca. 400–350 BCE
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENTS (SOUTH ITALIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENTS (SOUTH ITALIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -400 TO -300
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -400 TO -300
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF ca. 400–350 BCE
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, 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
Bell Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Scene from a Comic Play
Bell Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Scene from a Comic Play
RF The McDaniel Painter · 400-370 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Bell Krater
Attic Red-Figure Bell Krater
RF early 4th century B.C.
Krater(?) Fragment with Superposed Color
Krater(?) Fragment with Superposed Color
4th century B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
RF Adolphseck Painter · 4th century B.C.
Apulian Krateriskos with Inscription
Apulian Krateriskos with Inscription
Xenon Group · 4th century B.C.
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
early 4th century BCE
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
RF 4th century BCE
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
RF early 4th century BCE
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
early 4th century BCE
Calyx-krater, toy
Calyx-krater, toy
4th century BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF 4th century BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF 4th century BCE
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
RF early 4th century BCE
Terracotta column-krater (mixing bowl)
Terracotta column-krater (mixing bowl)
the Rueff Painter · 4th century BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF 4th century BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF 4th century BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF 4th century BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF 4th century BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF 4th century BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF 4th century BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF 4th century BCE
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