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on the interior to make the surface of the clay more impervious for holding water, and possibly for aesthetic reasons, since the interior could easily be seen. The exterior of kraters often depicted scenes from Greek life, such as the Attic Late 1 Krater, which was made between 760 and 735 B.C.E.
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until the end of the 4th century BC. Its shape and method of manufacture are similar to those of the column krater, but the handles are unique: to make each, the potter would have first made two side spirals ("volutes") as decorative disks, then attached a long thin slab of clay around them both
430:. They ranged in size from 35 centimetres (14 in) to 56 centimetres (22 in) in height and were usually thrown in three pieces: the body/ shoulder area was one, the base another, and the neck/ lip/ rim a third. The handles were pulled separately. They were studied by archaeologist 575:
According to most scholars ceramic kraters imitated shapes designed initially for metal vessels; these were common in antiquity, but survivals are very rare, as the metal was recyclable. Among the largest and most famous metal kraters in antiquity were one in the possession of the
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forming a drum with flanged edges. This strip would then have been continued downward until the bottom of the handle, where the potter would have cut a U-shaped arch in the clay before attaching the handle to the body of the vase.
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describes a steward drawing wine from a krater at a banquet and then running to and fro pouring the wine into guests' drinking cups. The modern Greek word now used for undiluted wine,
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Bell kraters were first made in the early 5th century, which meant that it came later than the three other krater types. This form of krater looks like an inverted
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in black-figure style, though in fact almost always seen in red. The lower body is shaped like the calyx of a flower, and the foot is stepped. The
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This object was found among other funeral objects, and its exterior depicted a funeral procession to the gravesite.
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included the Borghese Vase, both alone and together with other stone kraters, in several of his works.
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Ornamental stone kraters are known from Hellenistic times, the most famous being the
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and make sure that the symposium progressed smoothly and without drunken excess.
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These are among the largest of the kraters, supposedly developed by the potter
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Calyx-Krater by the painter of the Berlin Hydria depicting an Amazonomachy
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Understanding Greek Vases: A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques
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should be able to diagnose the degree of inebriation of his fellow
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Multiple cultures, originating predominantly in Greece and exported
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Greek Art and Archaeology: A New History, c. 2500 – c. 150 BCE
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The Derveni krater: masterpiece of classical Greek metalwork
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Jacobsthal, Paul (1934). "The Nekyia Krater in New York".
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Andrew J. Clark; Maya Elston; Mary Louise Hart (2002).
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in the seventh century BC, but was taken over by the
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potters. Its production was carried on by Greeks in
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Index

Kraters
Krater (video game)
Cratera (flatworm)

Sisyphus Painter
Louvre
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Ancient Greek
κρᾱτήρ
romanized
lit.
[kraː.tɛ̌ːr]
Latin
crātēr
[ˈkraː.teːr]
vase
Ancient Greek pottery
wine
Ancient Greek vase painting
Pottery of ancient Greece
symposium
kyathos
amphora
kylix
Homer
Odyssey
κρασί
glazed

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