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The Volute-Krater
The grandest mixing-bowl of all — handles scrolled like a ram’s horns, made to be seen.
What
A terracotta volute-krater with its stand — the most architectural of the wine-mixing vessels, its handles scrolling up above the rim.
Why
A faithful reproduction of a public-domain work in The Metropolitan Museum (CC0).
Notice
A bowl this ceremonial was the centrepiece; the wine it mixed was the evening’s whole argument.
“Some vessels exist to make the pouring an event.”
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, 24.97.25a, b.
- Kind
- reproduction
- Era
- Attic, ca. 430 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 24.97.25a, b; direct-fetch confirmed 2026-07-18.
