Red-Figure Calyx-Krater (Mixing Vessel): Medea in Chariot (A); Telephos with Baby Orestes (B)

Policoro Painter

c. 400 BCE

ceramic

Cleveland Museum of Art

A red-figure calyx-krater depicts mythological scenes in black and terracotta on a black background. The main scene shows a figure in a chariot pulled by serpents, surrounded by radiating lines. Other figures and decorative bands are present around the vessel.