Above, the bust of a winged male wearing a petasos (wide-brimmed hat) appears on the neck of the vase among the curling tendrils of the acanthus plant. These men and women carry such items as a wreath, cista (cylindrical container), mirror, phiale, bell krater, spear, and shield, all offerings for the deceased. Gazing in at the warrior from outside the naiskos are four red figures that sit or stand on rocky ground indicated with thin white lines.

The first holds a krotala (castanets) and a parasol, the second a lyre, and the third a kylix.The body of this volute krater is dominated by the depiction of a naiskos (shrine) that contains the white painted figure of a deceased warrior with spear and shield waiting for his young servant to pour a libation in the phiale (shallow bowl). Three bearded komasts (revelers) each wear a sakkos (hair net). The youths on side B, one draped, two nude and dancing, are less unusual. This name refers to Anakreon, a 6th-century BC lyric poet from East Greece sometimes credited with inventing the barbitos, the long-stringed lyre played by the central figure on side A. Similar features have been noticed on numerous other red-figure vases, now called “Anakreontic” by scholars. The three bearded men on side A stand out for their earrings, long drapery, and Eastern-style headdresses, and for the parasol held by one. Used for mixing wine and water at a symposium (drinking party), this vase bears images of komasts, or revelers, potentially mirroring the actions of its users. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund 1926.549 Attributed to Pig Painter (Greek, Attic, active c.

Red-Figure Column Krater (Mixing Vessel): Komos (Revel), c.

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