Description
Beautiful ancient Greek red figured Calyx Krater.
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Our Greek pottery items are handmade in Greece in a small family
workshop using natural quality materials, superb craftsmanship and
attention to detail. They are licensed and modeled after museum
pieces from all over the world and bear the lead seal of authenticity.
A krater is a vase used to mix wine and water. At a Greek symposium,
kraters were placed in the center of the room. They were quite large,
so they were not easily portable when filled. Thus, the wine-water mixture
would be withdrawn from the krater with other vessels. An interesting
side note to this is that the modern Greek word now used for undiluted
wine, krasi, originates from this mixing of wine and water in kraters.
Kraters were glazed on the interior to make the surface of the clay
more suitable for holding water, and possibly for aesthetic reasons,
since the interior could easily be seen.
We take extra care in safely packing our pottery items to ensure safe
delivery anywhere in the world. All shipments are insured.
Characteristics
| Material | Ceramic & hand painted |
|---|---|
| Size | 25 cm (10 in.) |
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We use exclusively recycled and recyclable protective materials (cartons, reinforced paper, foam chips, etc.) as needed to protect your orders during transit.
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