As with the composition on the other side, the figures are flanked by two female figures - a seated Athena on the right and a woman fleeing on the left. Reminiscent of the central trio of warriors, three figures occupy the center of the scene on the opposite side, in a representation of Herakles wrestling the Nemean lion, with a youth, perhaps Iolaos, at hand offering support as he holds the hero's club. The two figures behind the seated man resemble those at the other end of the scene: a naked youth wearing a mantle and holding a staff or spear and a standing man in longs robes with a staff. A man seated in front of the horses interrupts the sense of motion evoked by the charioteer. To the left of the central scene, behind the woman, an armed warrior mounts a chariot, as if ready to flee from the fighting. Beyond them are four more figures, including a naked youth with a mantle, two men with staffs, and another fully armed warrior. Behind the woman on the right is a horse and young man, perhaps a groom.
Each raises her hands, as if to address the men or express alarm. Flanking this central pair are two women in long, decorated garments. The third soldier, on the right, also wields a spear in his upraised right hand, poised to strike. The figure on the left prepares to plunge his raised spear into the central warrior. The central figure lunges deeply to the right as he looks back at the soldier behind him.
At the center of the scene on one side is a trio of warriors, each wearing a short chiton and a full panoply of armor. (58.5 x 52 x 43 cm)Ĭurrent location: Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902ĭescription: Beneath the meander-adorned rim of this large volute krater is a band of figural decoration interrupted by the handles on each side. On the back are three mantled youths, two to the right and one to the left.Ĭheck the source and the license before reuse this imageĭimensions: H: 23 1/16 x W: 20 1/2 x Diam: 16 15/16 in. Above the right handle hangs the lower half of a shield. She wears a peplos, bracelets, and diadem. She holds the reins in her outstretched hands, as well as a goad in her left. x diam.) Ĭurrent location: Gift of Robert Garrett, 1952Ĭredit: Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artworkĭescription: This red-figure calyx-krater depicts Nike on the front driving in a triga to the right. Calyx-Krater with Driver, Chariot, and Three Horsesĭate: 2nd quarter 4th century BC (Classical)ĭimensions: with handles: size cm 22.2 16.7 (h.
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