This krater is highly decorated with both designs and figural groupings in the Black Figure technique. It is a complicated process, but put simply, the main decorative elements and figures are painted with a slip that turns black in the firing process. On one side, a wedding scene is painted with bride and groom in a four-horse chariot, accompanied by two women attendants and a musician playing a lyre. One of the attendants holds a torch. The other side has a battle scene, two warriors fight over the body of a fallen third. Again, two female attendants look on.
Greek Artist (6th century BCE)
Black Figure Column Krater, ca. 510-500 BCE
Earthenware
14 x 15 ½ x 13 inches
Museum purchase with funds from the Volunteer Board Endowment Fund and the Curriculum Support Fund, 1988.6
