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Red-Figure Column Krater (Mixing Vessel): Komos (Revel)

Red-Figure Column Krater (Mixing Vessel): Komos (Revel)

470–460 BCE

attributed to Pig Painter

(Greek, Attic, active c. 480–460 BCE)
Greek, Attic
ceramic
Diameter: 40.4 cm (15 7/8 in.); Overall: 41 cm (16 1/8 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Leonard C. Hanna 1924.197
Location: 102B Greek

Did You Know?

The bearded man on this vase is vomiting—perhaps a humorous warning against over imbibing.

Description

Used for mixing wine and water at a symposium (or drinking party), this column-krater speaks to the perils and pleasures of drinking. On one side, a bearded man holding a staff and a drinking cup leans forward, a red stream of vomit falling from his mouth. Before him is a nude young boy, holding a tortoiseshell lyre and a basket or pail. On the other side, a young man dances, holding a deep cup and wearing just one boot. On the neck above him, scratched in large letters, is the name SIMONOS, probably indicating that the vase once belonged to someone named Simon.
  • Before 1924
    Collection of Cesare and Ercole Canessa
    By 1924
    Leonard C. Hanna, Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1924-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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  • 35th Anniversary Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).
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