The Warrior Vase: Mycenae’s Famous Krater
The Warrior Vase is one of the best-known works of Mycenaean art, a painted pottery krater found at the citadel of Mycenae. Heinrich Schliemann discovered it near the great fortress, and it dates to the late Bronze Age. The vessel is a large mixing bowl for wine. Painters covered it with a file of helmeted … Read more