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Fragment of a mixing bowl (krater)
Greek
Late Geometric Ib Period
750–735 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Height: 15.2 cm (6 in.) width: approximately 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Suzanne R. Dworsky
Accession Number1978.638
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionKrater or amphora body fragment. Preserved scene shows front part of a pair of horses (drawing cart in funeral procession), warrior with figure-eight shield, two spears and sword, and waterbird. Filling ornament mainly dot motives (lines and dot rosettes), with chevrons or zig-zags under horses. Below figured scene, three lines, and band of zig-zags.
ProvenanceBy date unknown before 1966: Alice Walton Collection; by 1966: Mrs. Leo H. Dworsky Collection (loaned to MFA, Sept. 8, 1966 as 551.66); gift to MFA from Mrs. Suzanne R. Dworsky, December 20, 1978