Tiny timeline: ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia in a global context, 2nd–1st millennia B.C.E. It is decorated with pictures of chariots and people in masks. It is a vessel with a wide opening at the top, two handles on either side and a narrowing down to the bottom. Elena FitzPatrick Sifford on casta paintingsīrowse this content A beginner's guide Tiny timeline: ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia in a global context, 5th–3rd millennia B.C.E. The Terracotta Chariot Krater is dated during the late Helladic Period, having been made approximately during the 12th-13th century BC (Terracotta chariot crater, 2019). Reframing Art History, a new kind of textbook.1 In this krater, a hole at the end of the body provides liquid offerings to flow into the earth, marking the male grave.

During this time, kraters such as this were used for various purposes such as mixing water and wine for symposiums and funerary markers.

Not your grandfather’s art history: a BIPOC Reader DIPLYON TERRACOTTA KRATER 2 (fired clay) around 750 BCE and measures 42 5/8 in.

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