Column Krater (Mixing Vessel) with Boar Hunt and Wedding Procession
Artist: Unidentified, Gorgoneion Group
Date: about 560 BCE
Dimensions:
13 13/16 × 12 3/8 × 6 15/16 × 14 9/16 in. (35.1 × 31.5 × 17.6 × 37 cm)
with handle plates: 16 1/4 in. (41.4 cm)
Medium: earthenware / ceramic
Place of Origin: Corinth, Greece
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1970.2
Label Text:Gushing blood, fallen hunters, and attacking dogs combine to create a vivid and lively picture which transports the observer to the scene of an ancient boar hunt. Innovative for this time period, the artist suggests a narrative with a “snapshot” of a single scene in the drama. Soon this approach would become the standard convention for vase decoration.
One possible myth associated with the scene is the Calydonian boar hunt, in which the goddess Artemis sends a monstrous boar to ravage Calydon in Aetolia for failing to honor her properly. The beast was eventually killed and offered to Artemis as an apology.
One possible myth associated with the scene is the Calydonian boar hunt, in which the goddess Artemis sends a monstrous boar to ravage Calydon in Aetolia for failing to honor her properly. The beast was eventually killed and offered to Artemis as an apology.
DescriptionIncised details, slip-decorated, black-figure technique.
Wheel-thrown.
Wheel-thrown.
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