krater
- noun
- /ˈkreɪtər/
- Specialized
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kráter
- Historically, a krater was essential for the customs of drinking in classical feasts.
- red-figure krater
Examples
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Laurel-crowned, on the side of a bell krater in the Museum for Vor- und Fruhgeschichte in Frankfurt, three men and a boy are approaching the altar of Apollo.
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The krater, the name vase of the Lucanian Karneia Painter, was found in a tomb at Ceglie.
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The image on the krater tells us that his prayer was successful.
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STATUS: The Met will return the krater to Italy in January 2008; until then, it is on display at the museum.
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There are, in fact, two types of headdress on the krater.
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All three dancers on the Leiden krater wear the shorter crown, and the central draped figure has, like the nude male counterparts, short hair.
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Inside, intact, were clay storage jars, footed cups, and kraters, wide two-handled bowls used for mixing wine and water.
Academic text (2004) -
Attic red-figured calyx-krater, ca. 515 B.C., signed by Euphronios as painter and by Euxitheos as potter.
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The ancient Greeks used a krater to mix wine and water during their gatherings.
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At the museum, a beautifully decorated krater is displayed as an example of ancient craftsmanship.
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Etymology
Krater comes from the ancient Greek word kratēr, meaning 'mixing bowl'. These were large bowls used to mix wine and water at gatherings, so krater names that ancient mixing bowl and is even related to English crater, the bowl-shaped hole in a volcano, because both are like a big bowl.