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Attic Red-Figure Column Krater

Date

about 470 B.C.

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek (Attic)

Department

Vessels

Institution

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A. Youth at herm. The figure faces right, dressed in a himation that leaves the right shoulder exposed; he addresses the herm with his extended right hand. The herm stands on a base facing left; it is ithyphallic and has long hair with a headband and beard. The boss on the side is rendered as a reserved square outlined in black. Next to the herm is an altar, half shown, which has a volute and is decorated with a Doric kymation. B. Mantled youth with stick standing to right, similar in appearance to youth on side A. Rim slightly convex on top with a vertical overhang; a flat handle plate extending beyond the rim at each side is supported by two columns; ovoid body; ogee foot; convex molding marked off with grooves at the join to the body. Top of rim black. On neck: A, panel framed by reserve lines with a reserved laurel branch whose leaves interwine creating a wreath in the center; B, black. Reserved groundlines. Outside of foot black, except at bottom. Resting surface and underside of the foot reserved. Interior of mouth black; rest reserved.

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