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Calyx Krater (Shape, Concept)

Canonical URI: https://kerameikos.org/id/calyx_krater

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Calyx Krater (en), Kelchkrater (de), cratere a calice (it), καλυκωτός κρατήρας (el)Additional labels

Definitions

English
The calyx-krater is one of the largest Attic vases, and is reminiscent of a bell-shaped flower. It is named for its convex lower body that has the configuration of the calyx of a flower, while the flaring upper body is suggestive of the bell-shaped corolla. It has large, robust, upturned handles situated opposite one another on the cul.The calyx-krater appears in Attic black-figure after the middle of the 6th c. BCE and is a popular shape until the end of red-figure.

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Broader Concept
https://kerameikos.org/id/krater
Exact Match
http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300198858
Exact Match
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15407662
Exact Match
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/x5742
Reference
https://zenon.dainst.org/Record/000926820

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