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Attic Red-Figure Column Krater

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In the early 400s B.C., the Geras Painter worked in Athens, decorating vases in the red-figure technique. He specialized in pelikai but also decorated other shapes. Several of his surviving vases depict Herakles, satyrs, and herms. Although the Geras Painter was not a very skilled draftsman, his paintings are often whimsical and imaginative. As with most ancient artists, the true name of the Geras

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Date: about 480–470 B.C.
Medium: Terracotta
Culture: Greek (Attic)
Department: Vessels
Institution: Getty Museum

A. A woman walking to right approaches a herm. She is dressed in a chiton, a himation, and a sakkos. In her left hand she holds a high-handled horn-like kanoun (sacrificial basket). The ithyphallic herm, depicted with long hair and beard in reserve, stands on a base, facing left. A rectangular boss is rendered as a reserved square outlined in black on the shaft. B. Ithyphallic herm in profile facing right. The herm stands on a base and is shown with long hair and beard in reserve. A rectangular boss is rendered as a reserved square outlined in black outline on the shaft. 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. Top of rim black. On neck: A, black chain of hanging lotus buds between two black lines in a reserve panel; B, black. Reserved for ground lines. Outside of foot black, except for bottom. Resting surface and underside of foot reserved. Interior black.

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