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Greek red-figure terracotta column krater with black ground and striding figures, a central man flanked by draped women, with looped handles and a decorated rim.

Column-Krater (Mixing Bowl)

A red-figure column krater, a terracotta mixing bowl, shows a striding male figure at center, flanked by a draped woman at right and another figure at left against a black ground. Figures are drawn in reserved terracotta with dark glaze detail, and the vessel has looped handles and a decorated band below the rim.

Artist
Ancient Greek
Date
about 460 BCE
Medium
terracotta, red-figure
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2072 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date -455).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Philip D. Armour and Charles L. Hutchinson

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