Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) ca. 460 Attributed to the Orchard Painter Obverse, Hermes and Poseidon pursuing womenReverse, youth between two women, one carrying a torchThe amorous escapades of the Greek gods are familiar subjects on vases. The depiction on the reverse is more sober; the torch indicates the time of day. Both scenes are directly pertinent to the symposium, where the vase would have been Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) 247313

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