Ancient Worlds - BBC TwoEpisode 1 “Come Together”Krater from Mycenae, Greece, known as t

Ancient Worlds - BBC Two

Episode 1 “Come Together”

KraterfromMycenae,Greece, known as the Warrior Vase.

Late Helladic period (late Bronze Age), 1200-1100 BC.

The painted terracotta vase was found by Heinrich Schliemann on the acropolis of Mycenae. During the 1870s Schliemann excavated the ancient Shaft Graves, a royal cemetery, where he discovered spectacular grave goods.

The large vase depicts a group of heavily armed warriors (helmet, cuirass, greaves, shield and spear) as they depart for war, a sack of supplies hanging from their spears. A woman, standing to one side, bids them farewell. It is one of the best known examples of Mycenaean Pictorial style

Ancient greeks used kraters to mix wine and water.

National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece