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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
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF 4th century BCE
Bell-krater fragment
Bell-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
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
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)
early 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 calyx-krater (vase for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta calyx-krater (vase for mixing wine and water)
RF early 4th century BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF 4th century BCE
Terracotta column-krater (mixing bowl)
Terracotta column-krater (mixing bowl)
the Rueff Painter · 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 calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
RF 4th century BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF 4th century BCE
Calyx-krater, toy
Calyx-krater, toy
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 4th century BCE
Attic Red-Figure Bell Krater
Attic Red-Figure Bell Krater
RF early 4th century B.C.
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
RF 4th century BCE
Fragment of a mixing bowl (krater)
Fragment of a mixing bowl (krater)
RF Painter: the Adolphseck Painter · about 380–370 B.C.
Mixing bowl (bell krater)
Mixing bowl (bell krater)
RF the Hoppin Painter · about 380–370 B.C.
Red-Figure Bell-Krater (Mixing Vessel): Bust of Dionysos and Comic Actors (A); Dionysos, Satyr, Maenad (B)
Red-Figure Bell-Krater (Mixing Vessel): Bust of Dionysos and Comic Actors (A); Dionysos, Satyr, Maenad (B)
RF Choregos Painter · c. 390–380 BCE
Bell Krater with Satyr and Maenad
Bell Krater with Satyr and Maenad
RF 8588 · ca. 380 BCE (Classical)
Fragment of a krater
Fragment of a krater
RF The Black Fury Painter · 390–380 B.C.
Krater with Nike Driving Quadriga and Three Men Standing
Krater with Nike Driving Quadriga and Three Men Standing
RF 3159 · 390-380 BCE (Classical)
Terracotta bell-krater (vase for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta bell-krater (vase for mixing wine and water)
RF Attributed to the Meleager Painter · ca. 390–380 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Dinoid Volute Krater and Stand
Attic Red-Figure Dinoid Volute Krater and Stand
RF Meleager Painter · 390–380 B.C.
Red-figure Bell Krater: Seated Woman with a Flowering Branch
Red-figure Bell Krater: Seated Woman with a Flowering Branch
RF 390-380 BCE
Calyx Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Two Youths
Calyx Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Two Youths
RF c. 383-370 BCE
Mixing bowl (calyx-krater)
Mixing bowl (calyx-krater)
RF The Nazzano Painter · about 380–360 B.C.
Mixing bowl (bell krater)
Mixing bowl (bell krater)
RF The Painter of Boston 00.348 · about 370–360 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
RF Painter of the Long Overfalls · about 380–370 B.C.
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
Connected in style with the Painter of the Long Overfalls · ca. 380–360 BCE
Terracotta column-krater (mixing bowl)
Terracotta column-krater (mixing bowl)
RF Attributed to the Rodin Painter · ca. 380–360 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
RF about 380 B.C.
Lucanian Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
Lucanian Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
RF Creusa Painter · about 380 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Krater Fragment
RF BLACK FURY GROUP · about 375–350 B.C.
Attische-rotfiguriger Glockenkrater
Attische-rotfiguriger Glockenkrater
RF 375-350 v. Chr.
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
RF Hoppin Painter · about 375 B.C.
Fragment of an Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
Fragment of an Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
RF BLACK FURY GROUP · about 375–350 B.C.
Fragment eines apulischen Kraters
Fragment eines apulischen Kraters
375-350 v. Chr.
Fragment of a terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Fragment of a terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
RF Attributed to the Painter of the Dublin Situlae · mid-4th century BCE
Mixing bowl (column krater)
Mixing bowl (column krater)
RF Style of: The Tarporley Painter · about 360–350 B.C.
Fragment of a terrracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Fragment of a terrracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
RF Attributed to the Painter of the Dublin Situlae · mid-4th century BCE
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
RF BLACK FURY GROUP · about 375 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
RF about 375 B.C.
Fragment of a terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Fragment of a terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
RF Attributed to the Painter of the Dublin Situlae · mid-4th century BCE
Terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
the Bolsena Group · ca. 350–300 BCE
Red-Figure Bell Krater (Mixing Vessel): Aphrodite and Eros
Red-Figure Bell Krater (Mixing Vessel): Aphrodite and Eros
RF Graz Painter · c. 370–360 BCE
Apulian Red-Figure Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Krater Fragment
RF Hoppin-Lecce Group · about 375–350 B.C.
Terracotta column-krater (mixing bowl)
Terracotta column-krater (mixing bowl)
RF Attributed to the Painter of the Bari Orestes · ca. 375–350 BCE
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
RF Rainone Painter · about 370 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
RF Cotugno Painter · 370–360 B.C.
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