Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), ca. 440–430

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Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Classical, ca. 440–430 , Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. as restored 11 1/4 in. ( cm), Vases, Obverse, Athena, Athanasia, the wounded Tydeus with the head of Melanippos, Reverse, satyr. The obverse depicts a remarkable, and key, episode in the myth of the Seven against Thebes. Eteokles and Polyneices, sons of Oedipus, join a force to regain control of their city, Thebes

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Size: 4631px × 3832px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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