9, 1889-, (unpublished manuscript, Art Institute of Chicago Archives), p. Hutchinson starting from New York Sat’y Mch. The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world. Hutchinson Reference Number 1889.16 IIIF Manifest (circa) or BCE.Ĥ60 BCE Medium terracotta, red-figure Dimensions 46.5 × 45.6 × 38 cm (18 1/4 × 18 × 15 in.) Credit Line Gift of Philip D. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. Status On View, Gallery 151 Department Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium Culture Ancient Greek Title Column-Krater (Mixing Bowl) Place Athens (Object made in) Dateĭates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Angered at his impudence, here Zeus strikes Salmoneus dead with a real lightning bolt. Salmoneus, king of Elis, pretended to be Zeus by imitating the sound of thunder and the appearance of lightning.

It is decorated with a mythological scene.

This particular shape is called a column krater after its columnar handles. The master of ceremonies at the symposium, or drinking party for men, determined the ratio of wine to water, both of which were poured into a large mixing bowl, like this one. The Greeks diluted their wine by blending it with water.

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