Bell-krater
This bowl was used to mix wine and water at ancient Greek drinking parties called ‘symposium’. The image on the front of the bowl shows a symposium scene with three young males. One is playing the game ‘kottabos’, one is playing a pipe and the other is singing.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 28/1954
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Southern Europe
- Material
- potteryterracottaRed figure ware
- Common Name
- bell-krater
- Simple Name
- vessel
- Period Classification
- Archaic - 1100-500 BC
- Production Town
- Athens?
- Production County
- Attika
- Production Country
- Greece
- Production Person Surname
- style of Polygnotan Group
- Production Year Low
- -440
- Production Year High
- -430
