Mycenaean krater: the Warrior Vase

Classification

krater ; decorated vessels

Culture

Mycenaean

Dimensions

height: 41 cm

Date

late 12th century B.C.

Period

Late Helladic Period (1700/1600–1100)

Material

clay

Iconography

warrior, soldier ; armour ; helmet ; spear ; shield ; boots ; greave ; bag ; leavetaking of warrior ; female figure

Production place

Mycenae

Findspot

Mycenae, House of the Warrior Vase

Present location

Athens, National Archaeological Museum

Inventory

1426

ID

Per-6778

References

Schliemann 1878, 154–158, 153, no. 213, 161, no. 214; Furtwängler–Loeschcke 1886, 68–70, pl. XLII–XLIII

Year of discovery

1876

See the vase on the website of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.

Trails

THE TROJAN EPIC CYCLE ; Preparing for the war

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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.