Column Krater with Poseidon Chasing a Woman
ArtistAttributed to
the Syriskos Painter
Greek, active first half of the 5th century BCE
Datecirca 470–460 BCE
MediumTerracotta, red-figure
DimensionsH. 17 x Rim Diam. 16 1/2 x Base Diam. 14 1/2 in. (43.2 x 41.9 x 36.8 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Friends of Greek Art and with funds from April Axton and various donors, by exchange
Object number2006.5
On View
On viewMary Ellen Soles, entry for Krater, in North Carolina Museum of Art: Handbook of the Collections, rev. ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2010), 48, illus. (color) 12, 49.
Poseidon and the Sea: Myth, Cult, and Daily Life, Seth Pevnick, ed. (exhibition catalogue) (Tampa: Tampa Museum of Art, 2014), cat. no. 6, illus. (color).
Exhibition HistoryOmaha, NE, Joslyn Art Museum, “Poseidon and the Sea: Myth, Cult, and Daily Life,” February 8–May 11, 2014; Tampa, FL, Tampa Museum of Art, June 14–November 30, 2014; Hanover, NH, Hood Museum of Art, January 17–March 15, 2015, cat. no. 6, illus. (color).
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