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Krater

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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
Mixing bowl (column krater)
Mixing bowl (column krater)
RF the Varrese Painter · about 355–345 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Krater Fragment
RF Hoppin-Lecce Group · about 370 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
RF Rainone Painter · about 370 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Volute Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Volute Krater Fragment
RF Sarpedon Painter · about 370 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
RF Hoppin Group · about 370 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
RF Iliupersis Painter · about 360 B.C.
Apulian Bell Krater
Apulian Bell Krater
Lecce Painter · about 360–350 B.C.
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF ca. 360–340 BCE
Calyx-krater, fragments
Calyx-krater, fragments
RF ca. 360–340 BCE
Three fragments of a terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl)
Three fragments of a terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl)
RF ca. 360–340 BCE
Terracotta column-krater (mixing bowl)
Terracotta column-krater (mixing bowl)
RF Attributed to the Varrese Painter · ca. 360–340 BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF ca. 360–340 BCE
Paestanischer, rotfiguriger Kelchkrater
Paestanischer, rotfiguriger Kelchkrater
RF 360-340 v. Chr.
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF ca. 360–340 BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF ca. 360–340 BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF ca. 360–340 BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF ca. 360–340 BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF ca. 360–340 BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF ca. 360–340 BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF ca. 360–340 BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF ca. 360–340 BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF ca. 360–340 BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF ca. 360–340 BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF ca. 360–340 BCE
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
RF Attributed to the Whiteface Painter · ca. 360–330 BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF ca. 360–340 BCE
Bell-krater
Bell-krater
the Painter of Oxford 1945.73 · ca. 360–330 BCE
Proto-Paestan Red-Figure Calyx Krater
Proto-Paestan Red-Figure Calyx Krater
RF Painter of Louvre K 240 · about 360 B.C.
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF ca. 360–340 BCE
Apulian Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
RF Suckling - Salting Group · about 360–350 B.C.
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
Asteas · ca. 360–350 BCE
Krater with a Woman's Head and Floral Ornaments
Krater with a Woman's Head and Floral Ornaments
RF 5208 · mid 4th century BCE (Late Classical-early Hellenistic)
Gnathian Bell Krater
Gnathian Bell Krater
Konnakis Painter · about 360–350 B.C.
Apulian Bell Krater
Apulian Bell Krater
Thyrsus Painter · 360–350 B.C.
Fragment of a Bell Krater
Fragment of a Bell Krater
Iris Painter · about 360–350 B.C.
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
RF the Group of Boston 00.348 · ca. 360–350 BCE
Volute Krater for a Deceased Warrior
Volute Krater for a Deceased Warrior
RF 8587 · ca. 345-325 BCE (Late Classical)
Mixing bowl (calyx-krater)
Mixing bowl (calyx-krater)
RF the Darius Painter · about 340–330 B.C.
Mixing bowl (calyx-krater)
Mixing bowl (calyx-krater)
RF Painter: the Darius Painter · about 340–330 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
RF Darius Painter · about 350 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Volute Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Volute Krater Fragment
RF Painter of the Dublin Situla · about 350 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
RF about 350 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Krater Fragment
RF about 350 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
RF about 350 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
RF Lycurgus Painter · about 350 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
RF V. and A. Group · about 350 B.C.
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
RF ca. 350–300 BCE
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
RF Attributed to the Chevron Group, Archidamos Sub-Group · ca. 350–325 BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF ca. 350–300 BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
RF ca. 350–300 BCE
Terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl)
Terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl)
the Konnakis Group · ca. 350–325 BCE
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
RF Attributed to the Painter of New York GR 1000 · ca. 350–325 BCE
Pair of terracotta volute-kraters (vases for mixing wine and water) with stands
Pair of terracotta volute-kraters (vases for mixing wine and water) with stands
3rd quarter of the 4th century BCE
Apulian Red-Figure Calyx or Bell Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Calyx or Bell Krater Fragment
RF Suckling - Salting Group · about 350 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Volute Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Volute Krater Fragment
RF Underworld Painter · about 350 B.C.
Terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl)
Terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl)
RF ca. 350–300 BCE
Fragment of a Gnathian Bell Krater
Fragment of a Gnathian Bell Krater
Konnakis Painter · about 350 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Krater Fragment
RF about 350 B.C.
Glockenkrater, apulisch (Apulischer, rotfiguriger Glockenkrater - Raub des Chrysippos (A), Dionysos und Mänaden (B))
Glockenkrater, apulisch (Apulischer, rotfiguriger Glockenkrater - Raub des Chrysippos (A), Dionysos und Mänaden (B))
RF 350-326 v. Chr.
Paestanischer Glockenkrater
Paestanischer Glockenkrater
350-326 v. Chr.
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