Bell-krater
- Description
- This bowl was used to mix wine and water at ancient Greek drinking parties called ‘symposium’. The image on the front of the bowl shows a symposium scene with three young males. One is playing the game ‘kottabos’, one is playing a pipe and the other is singing.
- Accession Loan No.
- 28/1954
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Common Name
- bell-krater
- Simple Name
- vessel
- Full Name
- wine bowl; bell-krater
- Dimensions
- across handles width 355 mm; whole height 314 mm; whole diameter 332 mm
- Production Person Surname
- style of Polygnotan Group
- Cultural Group
- Greek
- Period Classification
- Archaic - 1100-500 BC
- Production Year Low
- -440
- Production Year High
- -430
- Production Town
- Athens?
- Production County
- Attika
- Production Country
- Greece
- Family Group
- Material
- pottery; terracotta; Red figure ware
- Function Name
- mixing
- Function Detail
- wine with water
- Collection Country
- Greece
- Collection Area Region
- Southern Europe
- Collection Continent
- Europe
