Terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), ca. 500

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Terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Archaic, ca. 500 , Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. with handle 22 5/16 in. ( cm); H. without handle 20 1/16 in. ( cm); diameter of lip 16 3/4 in. ( cm); diameter of foot 8 13/16 in. ( cm), Vases, Obverse, the abduction of Antiope by Theseus, Reverse, Amazons riding up. In its mythological beginnings, Athens was attacked by the Amazons, warrior women whose homeland lay to the north and east of the Black Sea

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Size: 4127px × 4800px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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