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- This exceptionally rare red-figure volute krater is an extraordinary treasure of Ancient Greece
- Dating to the 4th century BCE, its scale, complexity and condition are remarkable
- These kraters functioned as ceremonial vessels and prized artistic objects
- Similar examples can be found in leading museums, including the British Museum and the Met
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$34,500
Item No.
32-2133
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Description
Apulian Red-Figured Column-Krater
Patera Painter and the Amphorae Group
340–320 BCE
This Apulian red-figured column-krater dates to circa 340–320 BCE and belongs to the long tradition of painted Greek clay vessels commonly referred to as vases. Such vessels served a wide range of functions in antiquity, including everyday domestic use, banquet service, athletic prizes and funerary rites. Kraters were specifically designed for mixing wine with water, a customary practice in the ancient world where. . .
Patera Painter and the Amphorae Group
340–320 BCE
This Apulian red-figured column-krater dates to circa 340–320 BCE and belongs to the long tradition of painted Greek clay vessels commonly referred to as vases. Such vessels served a wide range of functions in antiquity, including everyday domestic use, banquet service, athletic prizes and funerary rites. Kraters were specifically designed for mixing wine with water, a customary practice in the ancient world where. . .
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Apulian Red-Figured Column-Krater
Patera Painter and the Amphorae Group
340–320 BCE
This Apulian red-figured column-krater dates to circa 340–320 BCE and belongs to the long tradition of painted Greek clay vessels commonly referred to as vases. Such vessels served a wide range of functions in antiquity, including everyday domestic use, banquet service, athletic prizes and funerary rites. Kraters were specifically designed for mixing wine with water, a customary practice in the ancient world where wine was considerably stronger than it is today. The name derives from the Greek kratein, meaning “to mix.”
The obverse depicts Eros, the god of love, seated on a rock and extending a lidded vessel in his right hand, with a rosette chain ornamenting the field below. The reverse presents a female head in profile, wearing a headdress and rendered with restraint and clarity. This vessel is closely related to a nearly identical column-krater now preserved in the Württembergisches Landesmuseum. The obverse painting of Eros is attributed to the Patera Painter and on the reverse to the Amphorae Group, as documented by A.D. Trendall and A. Cambitoglou in The Red-Figured Vases of Apulia, vol. II, providing a strong comparative framework for the present krater.
Apulian red-figure pottery developed in Greek-occupied Southern Italy as regional workshops expanded, favoring larger-scale vessels and increasingly decorative compositions. Painters such as the Patera Painter are known for their controlled figural arrangements and mythological subjects, while the Amphorae Group is associated with refined profile heads and consistent stylistic execution. Comparable works attributed to this artistic circle are represented in major institutional collections, including the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
16 1/2“ high x 11 1/2” wide x 9 3/4“ deep
Provenance:
Private Collection, Paris, acquired by 1990; thence by descent
Christie’s, Paris, 8 October 2002, lot 62
Private collection
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
Patera Painter and the Amphorae Group
340–320 BCE
This Apulian red-figured column-krater dates to circa 340–320 BCE and belongs to the long tradition of painted Greek clay vessels commonly referred to as vases. Such vessels served a wide range of functions in antiquity, including everyday domestic use, banquet service, athletic prizes and funerary rites. Kraters were specifically designed for mixing wine with water, a customary practice in the ancient world where wine was considerably stronger than it is today. The name derives from the Greek kratein, meaning “to mix.”
The obverse depicts Eros, the god of love, seated on a rock and extending a lidded vessel in his right hand, with a rosette chain ornamenting the field below. The reverse presents a female head in profile, wearing a headdress and rendered with restraint and clarity. This vessel is closely related to a nearly identical column-krater now preserved in the Württembergisches Landesmuseum. The obverse painting of Eros is attributed to the Patera Painter and on the reverse to the Amphorae Group, as documented by A.D. Trendall and A. Cambitoglou in The Red-Figured Vases of Apulia, vol. II, providing a strong comparative framework for the present krater.
Apulian red-figure pottery developed in Greek-occupied Southern Italy as regional workshops expanded, favoring larger-scale vessels and increasingly decorative compositions. Painters such as the Patera Painter are known for their controlled figural arrangements and mythological subjects, while the Amphorae Group is associated with refined profile heads and consistent stylistic execution. Comparable works attributed to this artistic circle are represented in major institutional collections, including the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
16 1/2“ high x 11 1/2” wide x 9 3/4“ deep
Provenance:
Private Collection, Paris, acquired by 1990; thence by descent
Christie’s, Paris, 8 October 2002, lot 62
Private collection
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
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Specifications
| Period: | Ancient |
| Type: | Vases/Vessels |
| Depth: | 9.75 in. (24.77 cm) |
| Width: | 11.5 in. (29.21 cm) |
| Height: | 16.5 in. (41.91 cm) |
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