early 6th century B.C.
Greece
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Volute-krater of Chalcidian shape
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumTerracotta
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SizeOverall: 19 3/8 x 21 13/16in. (49.2 x 55.4cm) diameter 17 7/8in. (45.4cm)
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Geography details
Greece -
Country today
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Dateearly 6th century B.C.
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CultureGreek, Attic
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PeriodArchaic
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Sophilos is the first known artist from the Athenian Potters’ quarter to have signed his name on his work—once as potter and three times as painter. This early form of the volute-krater is decorated with two boars in front and a bull with another animal in back.
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