Glenda Harris
Red-Figure Calyx-Krater Mixing Vessel 1991.1_web
This gorgeous ceramic calyx-krater (mouth diameter 19 5/8 inches, overall 19 7/8/ in., diameter of foot 8 11/16 in.), used to mix wine with water, dates to around 400 BCE. It’s from the pre-Roman period, during the early days of the Republic. The tragedy of Medea is depicted on one side, and the tragedy of Telephos, on the other, both by the Greek playwright Euripides.
This vessel was purchased through the Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund, Accession Number 1991.1, is in the public domain and can be seen at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Gallery 102D, or online at www.clevelandart.org/art/1991.1#.
Red-Figure Calyx-Krater Mixing Vessel 1991.1_web
This gorgeous ceramic calyx-krater (mouth diameter 19 5/8 inches, overall 19 7/8/ in., diameter of foot 8 11/16 in.), used to mix wine with water, dates to around 400 BCE. It’s from the pre-Roman period, during the early days of the Republic. The tragedy of Medea is depicted on one side, and the tragedy of Telephos, on the other, both by the Greek playwright Euripides.
This vessel was purchased through the Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund, Accession Number 1991.1, is in the public domain and can be seen at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Gallery 102D, or online at www.clevelandart.org/art/1991.1#.