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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
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 Baltimore Painter · last quarter of 4th century BCE
Gnathia Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Gnathia Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
RF Painter of Lecce 1075 · about 325 B.C.
Large mixing bowl (Calyx-Krater)
Large mixing bowl (Calyx-Krater)
RF about 330–300 B.C.
Terracotta miniature volute-krater (mixing bowl)
Terracotta miniature volute-krater (mixing bowl)
ca. 325–300 BCE
Large mixing bowl (Calyx-Krater)
Large mixing bowl (Calyx-Krater)
RF about 330–300 B.C.
Campanian Black Glazed Bell Krater (Miniature)
Campanian Black Glazed Bell Krater (Miniature)
323–31 B.C.
Terracotta volute-krater (vase for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta volute-krater (vase for mixing wine and water)
the Capodimonte Painter · ca. 320–310 BCE
Etruskischer Kelchkrater
Etruskischer Kelchkrater
RF 320-280 v. Chr.
Campanian Bell Krater
Campanian Bell Krater
Branicki Painter · about 320 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Krater with Mascarons
Apulian Red-Figure Krater with Mascarons
RF Baltimore Painter · about 320 B.C.
Volute Krater with Tinia (Zeus)
Volute Krater with Tinia (Zeus)
RF 6291 · late 4th century BCE (Early Hellenistic)
Apulian Column Krater
Apulian Column Krater
KANTHAROS GROUP · about 320 B.C.
Terracotta krateriskos (small mixing bowl)
Terracotta krateriskos (small mixing bowl)
the Group of Copenhagen 3817 · ca. 300 BCE
Terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
RF Attributed to the Bolsena Group · ca. 250 BCE
Pergamenisches Randfragment eines Kraters (Westabhangware)
Pergamenisches Randfragment eines Kraters (Westabhangware)
200-100 v. Chr.
Pergamenisches Fußfragment eines Kraters (?) (Westabhangware)
Pergamenisches Fußfragment eines Kraters (?) (Westabhangware)
200-100 v. Chr.
Terra Sigillata Krater with Applique Reliefs of Vines
Terra Sigillata Krater with Applique Reliefs of Vines
1st century B.C.
Terracotta bowl
Terracotta bowl
RF Signed by Perennius Tigranus · ca. 10 BCE–10 CE
Fragment from the Shoulder of a Krater (?)
Fragment from the Shoulder of a Krater (?)
Black-Gloss Colonette Krater
Black-Gloss Colonette Krater
5th century BCE
Etrusco-Campanian Calyx Krater
Etrusco-Campanian Calyx Krater
4th century BCE
Miniature Campanian Calyx Krater
Miniature Campanian Calyx Krater
4th century BCE
Bronzekrater (mit Untersatz, Römischer Kelchkrater mit Untersatz)
Bronzekrater (mit Untersatz, Römischer Kelchkrater mit Untersatz)
1. Jahrhundert n. Chr.
Red-figure calyx-krater
Red-figure calyx-krater
RF ca. 360–350 BCE (4th Century BCE)
Kelchkrater (Kelchkrater des Berliner Tänzerinnen-Malers)
Kelchkrater (Kelchkrater des Berliner Tänzerinnen-Malers)
RF 451-475 n. Chr.
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
BF
KRATER, COLUMN, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF Lydos · -600 to -550
KRATER (IBERIAN)
KRATER (IBERIAN)
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF LOUVRE CENTAUROMACHY, P OF THE · -475 to -425
KRATER (IBERIAN)
KRATER (IBERIAN)
KRATER, COLUMN, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF Lydos · -600 to -550
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF ATHENS DINOS, P OF THE · -450 to -400
KRATER, CALYX, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, CALYX, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF KERCH · -400 to -300
KRATER (IBERIAN)
KRATER (IBERIAN)
KRATER, COLUMN, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF Lydos · -600 to -550
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
BF
KRATER (IBERIAN)
KRATER (IBERIAN)
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF ATHENS DINOS, P OF THE · -450 to -400
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF ERBACH P · -400 to -300
KRATER, BELL (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KRATER (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
KRATER (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
KRATER (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
KRATER (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF Lydos · -600 to -550
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
BF
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ITALIOTE, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ITALIOTE, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF Lydos · -600 to -550
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF ATHENS DINOS, P OF THE · -450 to -400
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
BF
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
BF
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF Lydos · -600 to -550
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF NAPLES P · -475 to -425
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
BF
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF POTHOS P · -450 to -400
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF ATHENS DINOS, P OF THE · -450 to -400
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF ATHENS DINOS, P OF THE · -450 to -400
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF NAPLES P · -475 to -425
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
BF
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
BF
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