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Date : approx. between 750 and 700 B.C.
Material : Terra cotta
Acquisition : Rogers Fund (1914)
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Greek Antiquities
Container
Vitrine : V04 (Ref. 1006)
Area related
Attique (Greece)
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Monumental grave markers were first introduced during the Geometric period. They were large vases, often decorated with funerary representations. It was only in the Archaic period that stone sculptures were used as funerary monuments. On this magnificent krater, the main scene occupied the widest portion of the vase and shows the deceased laid out upon a bier surrounded by members of his household and, at either side, mourners. For optical clarity, the dead man is shown on his side. The chequered shroud that would normally cover the body has been raised. The zone below shows a procession of chariots and foot soldiers. The figures may refer to the military exploits of the deceased.
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