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Source Description
It is sometimes easy to determine, which side of an ancient Greek vase was meant to face the viewer: the front differs from the back, the "B-side," in the quality and sophistication of the decoration. The winged Nike driving a four-horse chariot (quadriga) on the front of this krater (mixing vessel) is much more skillfully rendered than the three male figures on the back, which were most likely executed by an apprentice in the workshop. This scene of three standing Athenian youths in conversation is a common subject for the "B-side" of vases.
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306
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Krater with Nike Driving Quadriga and Three Men Standing
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title
Krater with Nike Driving Quadriga and Three Men Standing
description
It is sometimes easy to determine, which side of an ancient Greek vase was meant to face the viewer: the front differs from the back, the "B-side," in the quality and sophistication of the decoration. The winged Nike driving a four-horse chariot (quadriga) on the front of this krater (mixing vessel) is much more skillfully rendered than the three male figures on the back, which were most likely executed by an apprentice in the workshop. This scene of three standing Athenian youths in conversation is a common subject for the "B-side" of vases.
provenance
Joseph Brummer, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
390-380 BCE (Classical)
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
kraters
vases
vessels
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4
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4
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import
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cm
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28.6
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29.2
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11 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. (28.6 x 29.2 cm)
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Greek
style
Attic
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terracotta; red figure
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3159
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GRC
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2177
2121
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