Vases Krater
Shape

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
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF TOWRY WHYTE P · -575 TO -525
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF -575 TO -525
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF -575 TO -525
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF -575 TO -525
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF -575 TO -525
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF -575 TO -525
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF -575 TO -525
Terracotta krater (mixing bowl)
Terracotta krater (mixing bowl)
BF ca. 550 BCE
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF -575 TO -525
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF Lydos · -575 TO -525
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF Lydos · -575 TO -525
Corinthian Column Krater
Corinthian Column Krater
about 570 B.C.
Corinthian Column Krater Fragment
Corinthian Column Krater Fragment
about 570–550 B.C.
Fragment of a terracotta krater or dinos (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Fragment of a terracotta krater or dinos (bowl for mixing wine and water)
BF Sophilos · ca. 570 BCE
Corinthian Column Krater Fragment
Corinthian Column Krater Fragment
about 570–550 B.C.
Column Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Four-Horse Chariot and Charioteer; Sphinx and Lions
Column Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Four-Horse Chariot and Charioteer; Sphinx and Lions
BF Lydos · c. 560-550 BCE
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
BF ca. 560–500 BCE
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF -550 TO -500
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF PerhapsLOUVRE CP 11266, P OF · -550 TO -500
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF -550 TO -500
Gefäβgriff (Volutenhenkel eines Kraters: Hier keine Einträge mehr vornehmen. Die richtige Inv. ist Didyma 5. (NF))
Gefäβgriff (Volutenhenkel eines Kraters: Hier keine Einträge mehr vornehmen. Die richtige Inv. ist Didyma 5. (NF))
550-525 v. Chr.
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF -550 TO -500
Attic Black-Figure Krater Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Krater Fragment
BF about 550–500 B.C.
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF -550 TO -500
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF -550 TO -500
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment (comprised of 5 Joined Fragments)
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment (comprised of 5 Joined Fragments)
BF about 550–500 B.C.
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF -550 TO -500
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF -550 TO -500
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (NORTH GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF -550 TO -500
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment
BF Fallow Deer Painter, Tyrrhenian Group · 550–545 B.C.
KRATER, CALYX (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, CALYX (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF RecallsTOWRY WHYTE P · -550 TO -500
KRATER, CALYX, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, CALYX, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF ANTIMENES P · -550 TO -500
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
2nd half of 6th century BCE
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF -550 TO -500
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
BF Lydos · ca. 550 BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
late 6th century BCE
Calyx-krater, fragments
Calyx-krater, fragments
the manner of Exekias · ca. 540 BCE
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
BF ca. 540 BCE
Volute Krater Depicting Herakles, a Lion, Combat and Spectators
Volute Krater Depicting Herakles, a Lion, Combat and Spectators
BF 6256 · ca. 525-500 BCE (Archaic)
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
460–440 BCE
Terracotta fragment of a bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta fragment of a bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
470–450 BCE
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
second quarter of the 5th century BCE
Terracotta fragment of a calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta fragment of a calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
second quarter of the 5th century BCE
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
490–480 BCE
Terracotta fragment of a bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta fragment of a bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
470–450 BCE
Terracotta fragment of a calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta fragment of a calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
460–450 BCE
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
second quarter of the 5th century BCE
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
second quarter of the 5th century BCE
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
460–440 BCE
Terracotta fragment of a bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta fragment of a bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
second quarter of the 5th century BCE
Attic Black-Figure Volute Krater Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Volute Krater Fragment
BF about 530–520 B.C.
Terracotta fragment of a bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta fragment of a bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
470–450 BCE
Terracotta fragment of a calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta fragment of a calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
mid-5th century BCE
Terracotta fragment of a calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta fragment of a calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
second quarter of the 5th century BCE
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) or stamnos (jar)?
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) or stamnos (jar)?
460–440 BCE
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
460–440 BCE
Terracotta fragment of a bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta fragment of a bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
460–440 BCE
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
mid-5th century BCE
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
460–440 BCE
Terracotta fragment of a bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta fragment of a bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
460–450 BCE
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