Krater
L-29-45
Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery
From: Italy | Etruria | Volterra
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | L-29-45 |
| Current Location | Greece Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Attic |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Volterra |
| Manufacture Location | Attica |
| Date Made | ca. 430 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Red Figure |
| Iconography | Prometheus | Satyr | Scepter |
| Description | A somewhat smaller than normal krater. This type of vase was used for mixing wine with water. Its painted scene of Prometheus, the legendary bringer of fire to mankind, lighting a skittish satyr's torch has nothing directly to do with the vessel's function. |
| Height | 23 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 26.2 cm |
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