Terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)

Karkinos Painterca. 500 B.C.

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Title: Terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Creator: Karkinos Painter
Date Created: ca. 500 B.C.
Physical Dimensions: H. with handles 20 9/16 in. (52.2 cm) H. without handles 18 1/2 in. (47 cm) diameter of mouth 15 3/8 in. (39.1 cm)
Type: Volute-krater
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/251098
Medium: Terracotta
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Late Archaic
Culture: Greek, Attic

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