Attic Red-Figure Column Krater Fragment

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Attic Red-Figure Column Krater Fragment

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Eucharides Painter

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By the early 400s B.C., most Athenian vase-painters had committed to either the black-figure or the newer red-figure technique of vase decoration. The Eucharides Painter was one of the few artists to leave a substantial group of vases in both techniques. Working in Athens in the years from about 500 to 470 B.C., the Eucharides Painter decorated a wide variety of vase shapes, from large kraters to

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Date: about 480 B.C.
Medium: Terracotta
Culture: Greek (Attic)
Department: Vessels
Institution: Getty Museum

Figural decoration on the body set in panel framed by double row of ivy leaves between black lines at the sides. Trace of tongue pattern around the handle root. Interior black. Charioteer mounting quadriga. This fragment preserves the rear of a charioteer facing right. He leans forward to mount the quadriga and is dressed in chiton and himation. Part of his kentron (goad) is preserved against his himation. 86.AE.211.1 preserves the forepart of the quadriga and a feline.

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