Terracotta volute-krater (mixing bowl)
Group of New York 17.210.240
An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art
A: eight mourners at the tomb of a warrior. The naiskos contains a statuary group that shows a woman about to crown the deceased warrior with a wreath. He is seated wearing his helmet ant holding a spear and a phiale. Outside the shrine the mourners are grouped symmetrically. Above, on either side, a woman rests one foot on an Ionic capital and offers a wreath to a warrior who is seated in front of her holding a phiale. Below, on the left, a standing warrior whit a shield and helmet. On the right a standing woman with fan and situla. At the bottom, two seated women, one with a fan and grapes, the other with a mirror and open box. On the neck, two Erotes wreathe Aphrodite, who are sitting in a floral setting holding a phiale. On the handles, in relief, heads of Io with blond hair. B: four mourners at a tomb. Inside the naiskos stands a statue of the deceased youth holding a phiale and spears. Outside, above, on either side, a woman is seated. The one on the left, holds a mirror and a tympanon. The one on the right holds a large box. Below, on the left, a standing woman with grapes and a fan. On the right, another standing woman holding grapes and a wreath. On the neck, a woman seated on a rock holding an open box and a mirror is flanked by two attendants. The one on the left holds a fan and a tympanon. The other holds a box and a rosette chain. On the handles, in relief, heads of Io with black hair.
Greek and Roman Art
An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Museum's collection of Greek and Roman art comprises more than thirty thousand works ranging in date from the Neolithic period (ca. 4500 B.C.) to the time of the Roman emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity in A.D. 312. It includes the art of many cultures and is among the most comprehensive in North America. The geographic regions represented are Greece and Italy, but not as delimited by modern political frontiers: Greek colonies were established around the Mediterranean basin and on the shores of the Black Sea, and Cyprus became increasingly Hellenized. For Roman art, the geographical limits coincide with the expansion of the Roman Empire. The department also exhibits the art of prehistoric Greece (Helladic, Cycladic, and Minoan) and pre-Roman art of Italic peoples, notably the Etruscans.