A large Daunian Funnel Krater,
ca. 4th century BCE Tools & Weapons Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary Art

Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary Art

His exquisitely crafted face boasts classic Veracruz characteristics

Used as a symbolic object rather than a functional one

and deaccessioned by the museum in 2020-2021

the workshops at Caere (modern Cerveteri) in southern Etruria produced a large number of architectural terracottas (friezes

A large Daunian Funnel Krater, <br><em>ca. 4th century BCE</em> Tools & Weapons Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary ArtA very finely potted krater of buff colored terracotta, with a large funnel shaped mouth, applied twin loop handles on the globular body, and decorated with red and black concentric banding. Condition: Exhibiting fine root marks, with a few very small chips and one tiny probe hole, otherwise intact and in excellent condition overall. A beautiful and impressive example. Dimensions: Height: 13 inches (33 cm), width from handle to handle: 18 1 2 inches