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Unknown Maker, Greek

Mixing Bowl (Krater)

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Greek

Culture

Greek

Title

Mixing Bowl (Krater)

Period

Archaic (Greek)

Year

520-510 BCE

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

clay

Geography

Place Made: Attica

Dimensions

Height: 32.3 cm (12 11/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

29.140

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World
Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America
Oct 22, 2022 – Jun 04, 2023

Label copy

The Greek hero Herakles (known to Romans as Hercules) became a god after completing his Twelve Labors. Here he is about to step onto a horse-drawn chariot. Before him stand the goddess of wisdom and war, Athena; the wine god, Dionysus; and the sun god, Apollo. They welcome Herakles to their home, Mount Olympus.

No literal reference to the mountain—beyond the presence of the gods—was necessary to suggest this sacred place.

—GB

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Unknown Maker, Greek
Mixing Bowl (Krater), 520-510 BCE
Terracotta; black-figure
Height: 32.3 cm (12 11/16 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 29.140

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