Usage Īt the beginning of each symposium a symposiarch (συμποσίαρχος), or 'lord of the common drink', was elected by the participants.

This object was found among other funeral objects, and its exterior depicted a funeral procession to the gravesite. The exterior of kraters often depicted scenes from Greek life, such as the Attic Late 1 Krater, which was made between 760 and 735 B.C.E. Pottery kraters were glazed on the interior to make the surface of the clay more impervious for holding water, and possibly for aesthetic reasons, since the interior could easily be seen. The modern Greek word now used for undiluted wine, krasi ( κρασί), originates from the krasis ( κράσις, i.e., mixing) of wine and water in kraters. In fact, Homer's Odyssey describes a steward drawing wine from a krater at a banquet and then running to and fro pouring the wine into guests' drinking cups. Thus, the wine-water mixture would be withdrawn from the krater with other vessels, such as a kyathos (pl. They were quite large, so they were not easily portable when filled. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.Further information: Ancient Greek vase painting and Pottery of ancient GreeceĪt a Greek symposium, kraters were placed in the center of the room. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it.

If you intend to use the photo for commercial aims, I would recommend you to contact the museum. Please note: Some museums permit photography of their exhibits for private, educational, scientific, non-commercial purposes only. Beazley Archive Pottery Database 213813 Beazley, Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters, Oxford 1963(2), 1064.3, Para 446 museum / inventory number: Oxford, Ashmolean Museum V 526 (Beazley, BAPD) / G 287 / V 562 (CVA) height (including the restored foot): 35.0 cm painter: Komaris Painter (Group of Polygnotos) B: 3 draped youths conversing, the right one with staff description A: 3 young artisans painting and carrying vases in the workshop English: object type / vase shape: attic red figure bell-krater

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