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Bronze Volute Krater Base

late 600s BCE

Greece, Laconia

Medium
bronze
Measurements
Diameter: 29.6 cm (11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Bruce Ferrini 2000.104
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This object supported a large vessel used for mixing wine with water called a krater.
A circular bronze base, aged with a green patina, flares outward from a wide, flat edge. Vertical ridges line the flared portion, rising toward a band of repeating concentric circular designs. Above these, a row of small, raised beads encircles the body below a chipped, outward-curving rim. Earthy brown tones interlace with the weathered green surface, accentuating shadows within the relief patterns and the vessel's tapered form.

Bronze Volute Krater Base

late 600s BCE

Greece, Laconia

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