EUPHRONIOS - SARPEDON KRATER

The Euphronios -Sarpedon krater is a red-figure calyx krater made in Athens circa 515 BC, signed by Euxitheos as potter and Euphronios as painter. It was bought by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1972 for the then record-breaking price of $1 million, and is now thought to have been excavated illegally in Italy in 1971. In 2006, the Metropolitan restored ownership of the krater to Italy in Etruscan Museum.  It is decorated on the front with a scene depicting the death of Sarpedon, who is attended by Hypnos and Thanatos with the god Hermes looking on. On the reverse are three Athenian youths arming themselves for battle.

Red-figure vase painting is one of the most important styles of figural Greek vase painting. It developed in Athens around 520 B.C. and remained in use until the late 3rd century B.C. This Krater was Hand made in Greece, diameter size is approximately 10 inches. Our clay items are Hand painted and not fastly made, nor are they cheaply made of substitute materials such as resin. We stick to the materials and methods used by ancient Greeks and use only top quality ceramics and paints. Do not expect "perfection" as if these clay vases was not mass produced from a machine like many are, but by hand.

Krater Details:

Condition: New, Copy, Handmade in Greece.

Material: Clay

Diameter Size: 25cm (10")

Height Size: 25cm (10")

If you have seen another design in a museum that you like we can make it for you. Send us the design you like and contact us to tell you how much it will cost. The cost depend on the difficulty each item has. All our products are handmade by artists.

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