Krater (English spelling)

Japanese: クラテル - くらてる（英語表記）krater

A type of Greek pottery. A vessel for diluting wine with water. It has a wide rim and a large, bulging body. Depending on the shape of the large, small, vertical, or horizontal handle, they can be categorized as bell-shaped, column-shaped, calyx-shaped, or scroll-shaped. Many examples of bell-kraters can be seen as early as the prehistoric Mycenaean period, and scroll-shaped kraters with large vertical handles were popular from the Hellenistic period through to the Roman period. As their bodies are generally large, they were ideal subjects for ceramic painters to work on. [Maeda Masaaki]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ギリシア陶器の一種。ブドウ酒を水で割るための器。口縁部が広く，ふくらんだ大きな腹部をもつ。大，小，垂直，水平の把手（とつて）の形により，鐘形，柱形，萼形，渦巻形に分けられる。鐘形クラテルは先史のミュケナイ時代にすでにその作例が数多く見られ，大きな垂直の把手をもつ渦巻形クラテルはヘレニズム期からローマ時代に好まれた。全般に腹部が大きいので陶画家が活躍するかっこうの対象であった。【前田正明】

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