It is decorated with a mythological scene. This particular shape is called a column krater after its columnar handles. The master of ceremonies at the symposium, or drinking party for men, determined the ratio of wine to water, both of which were poured into a large mixing bowl, like this one. He holds up an oinochoe in his right hand, and a skyphos in his left.The Greeks diluted their wine by blending it with water. On the right a third mantled youth moves left. He holds a staff in his right hand over his shoulder, and tilts his head back as if also in song. In the center another mantled youth moves left. His pursed lips and closed eye suggest that he is engrossed in song. On the back left is a mantled youth with a fillet who moves right, a kylix in his raised left hand and a staff in the right held diagonally across his lower body. A chlamys is draped around his shoulders, and he wears a wreath. In front of him stands a fourth youth who moves to the left, an oinochoe in his right hand, a kylix in his left. A chlamys is draped over his left shoulder he wears a thick fillet. He holds the plectron in his right hand the fingers of his left rest on the strings. Next is a youth who stands to the right playing a barbiton from which a sash hangs. He carries a staff in his left hand diagonally across his chest, and with the right he manipulates his genitals. In front of him another youth with a chlamys draped in a similar fashion moves left, looking around. He stands to the right holding in his left hand a lyre with a sash hanging from it he leans on a staff held in the right hand. On the front left is a youth with a chlamys draped around his shoulders and a wreath around his head. This red-figure column-krater depicts the komos on both the front and back.
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