Column krater: Musical scene

Pig Painter (active ca. 475-450 BCE)


Item type:
decorative art
Date of creation:
ca. 470-460 BCE
Height:
42.5 cm  (16 3/4 in.)
Width:
40.6 cm  (16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
red-figure terracotta

    Item location

  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    [Museum inv. no.: 1926.549]

Description

A man plucks a barbiton with his left hand and holds a plectrum in his right hand. At left, a man holds a pair of crotala.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Barbiton [3487] (6 strings, 8 tie points)
Crotales [2470] (pair)

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

2203