The Medea krater
Red-figured calyx-krater. Lucania.
Ca. 400 BCE.
Attributed to the Policoro Painter.
Diam. of mouth: 49.9; overall: 50.5; diam. of foot: 22 cm.
Inv. No. 1991.1.Cleveland, Museum of Art

The Medea krater.

Red-figured calyx-krater. Lucania.
Ca. 400 BCE.
Attributed to the Policoro Painter.
Diam. of mouth: 49.9; overall: 50.5; diam. of foot: 22 cm.
Inv. No. 1991.1.

Cleveland, Museum of Art.

Credits:
(cc) 2010. Photo, text: The Cleveland Museum of Art (CC0 1.0).
Photo: Gary Kirchenbauer.
Keywords: κεραμικά ceramics clay terracotta ceramica keramik céramique νοτιοταλικό southitalian southern italy mezzogiorno meridione süditalienisch süditalien suditalien λευκανία λουκανία lucania lucanian lucana lukanien lukanische lucanienne technique tecnica vasenmalerei ερυθρόμορφος red figure red-figure red-figured a rosse rotfigurige rotfiguriger à figures rouges κρατήρ κρατήρας krater сrater cratere cratère calyx-krater calice kelchkrater en ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque μήδεια medea médée ὀρέστης ορέστης orestes oreste τήλεφος telephus telephos telefo télèphe ἐρινύς ερινύες εὐμενίδες ευμενίδες erinyes erinys eumenides erinni eumenidi erinnyen érinyes érinnyes euménides sword spada schwert épée ensis ξίφος σπαθί beard bearded man barba uomo barbuto bart bärtiger mann barbe homme barbu barbatum γενειάδα γενειοφόρος άνθρωπος child infant baby bambino kind enfant παιδί μωρό palmette palmetta winged alata geflügelte ailée alatus φτερωτό φτερωτή cadaver corpse dead body cadavere morto leichnam verstorbene cadavre meandro mäander méandre meander meandros μαίανδρος old woman vecchia alte frau greisin vieille femme ηλικιωμένη γυναίκα wave-pattern wave-like ornament wavy policoro painter pittore di policoro-maler peintre de vecchio greis alter vieux vieil mourning lamentation compianto beweinung déploration lamentatio inv no 1991 1