Krater
- Description
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A ‘krater’ was an important part of social life in ancient Greece, used for mixing water and wine at symposia. This is decorated on one side with three male figures, two holding spears and one extending his arm. On the other side are three satyrs. the painted decoraton is thought to have been added later.
It belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Montague who collected over 800 classical archaeological objects, which he bequeathed to the museum on his death. - Accession Loan No.
- 5/1946/638
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Common Name
- krater
- Simple Name
- vessel
- Full Name
- small krater
- Dimensions
- whole height 100 mm; across handles W 90 mm; whole W 130 mm; rim diameter 85 mm; whole depth 115 mm
- Cultural Group
- Greek
- Period Classification
- Archaic - 1100-500 BC; Classical - 500-336 BC
- Production Date
- -500
- Production Country
- Greece
- Family Group
- Material
- pottery; terracotta; Black figure ware
- Function Name
- storage
- Function Detail
- cosmetics or trinkets
- Collector / Excavator
- Montague, LAD, Lieutenant Colonel
- Collection Country
- Italy?
- Collection Area Region
- Southern Europe
- Collection Continent
- Europe
