Terracotta dinos (mixing bowl)
Polyteleia Painter (attributed)
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Terracotta
- Dimensions
- H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); diameter 12 in. (30.5 cm)
- Origin
- Greek, Corinthian
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- The Bothmer Purchase Fund and Louis V. Bell Fund, 1997
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Animals Both · 99%
The catalog lists goats and lions, and the visible registers contain repeated quadruped animal figures.
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Hybrids and Imaginary Creatures Both · 98%
The catalog lists sphinxes, and the upper figural register visibly includes repeated winged, human-headed leonine creatures.
Visual Qualities
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Patterns Visual · 99%
Repeated rosettes, spirals, floral motifs, dotted clusters, animal markings, and horizontal borders form an extensive patterned surface treatment.
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 98%
Multiple figural and ornamental registers cover most of the visible vessel rather than leaving broad areas undecorated.
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Symmetrical Visual · 90%
The vessel’s rounded body and encircling bands establish a strongly balanced, rotationally organized form.
Time Periods
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Ancient Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog date of circa 630–615 BCE places the object within ancient art.
Materials
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Terracotta Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the medium as terracotta. The image is consistent with a fired ceramic object, though material cannot be established from appearance alone.
Cultural and Religious Styles
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Greek Art and Architecture Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the place of origin as Greek, Corinthian, and classifies the object within Greek and Roman Art.
Tableware, Vessels, and Objects
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Vessel Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the object as a dinos, or mixing bowl, and the image clearly shows a broad, open container with a rounded body and projecting rim.
Source & rights
Polyteleia Painter. Terracotta dinos (mixing bowl). The Metropolitan Museum of Art.