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The Black-Figure Krater
Older, darker, sterner — the column-krater of Lydos, from the black-figure dawn.
What
A terracotta column-krater — an early, severe mixing-bowl — attributed to Lydos, one of the great black-figure painters of Athens.
Why
A faithful reproduction of a public-domain work in The Metropolitan Museum (CC0).
Notice
Figures in black silhouette, their details cut through with a needle to the red clay beneath.
“Before the frenzy had colour, it had this.”
Format
The full-resolution, colour-managed file — yours to print and keep. Editions ship with their certificate.
Sized to protect print quality — this source supports sizes up to 11x17" cleanly.
Size
$39.00
Honesty
ReproductionA faithful reproduction of a public-domain work. Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 31.11.11.
- Kind
- reproduction
- Artist
- Lydos
- Era
- Attic black-figure, ca. 550 BCE
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — a work of antiquity (Pompeii / the Greek vase canon). Cleared by open-access-registrar on 2026-07-18. The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Open Access (CC0). isPublicDomain:true; accession 31.11.11; direct-fetch confirmed 2026-07-18.
