Blanton Museum of Art - Red-Figure Column Krater (Wine Mixing Vessel)

Red-Figure Column Krater (Wine Mixing Vessel)

circa 470 BCE
5th century BCE
40.5 cm (15 15/16 in.)

Attributed to the Pig Painter Primary

Object Type: ceramic

Artist Nationality: Europe, Greek-Attic

Medium and Support: Terracotta

Credit Line: Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Museum Fund and the James R. Dougherty, Jr. Foundation, 1980

Accession Number: 1980.39

Object Description: Ariadne, the daughter of the mythical king Minos of Crete, steps into a four-horse chariot. Dionysus stands behind the horses, holding a vine branch and a kantharos (wine cup). In Greek myth, he rescued Ariadne after Theseus, the Athenian prince whom she helped to defeat the Minotaur, abandoned her. Depicted on the other side are two athletes working with a trainer. The athlete on left holds a javelin; the other clutches halteres (jumping weights). The forked staff indicates that the clothed man in the center is the trainer.

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