Object Title
Terracotta fragments of a psykter-column-krater joining 1986.11.12 attributed to the Troilos Painter
Measurements
144 fragments of various size and shape
Creation Date
ca. 480-470 B.C.
Credit Line
Gift of R. Blatter, 2020
Museum Name
Museum Contact
provenance.research@metmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/638272
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Created before the fall of the Roman Empire (476 AD)
Provenance Information
[By March 1982, with Sandro Cimicchi, Basel, Switzerland]; early 1980s,
acquired by Rolf Blatter, gift from Sandro Cimicchi; early 1980s – 2015, collection of
Rolf Blatter, Bolligen, Switzerland; 2015-2020, by descent to his wife, Elsbeth Blatter;
2014-2020, on loan to the MMA; 2020, acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
gift of Elsbeth Blatter.
acquired by Rolf Blatter, gift from Sandro Cimicchi; early 1980s – 2015, collection of
Rolf Blatter, Bolligen, Switzerland; 2015-2020, by descent to his wife, Elsbeth Blatter;
2014-2020, on loan to the MMA; 2020, acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
gift of Elsbeth Blatter.
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
M. Padgett, "A Unique Vase in The Metropolitan Museum of Art," in A.J. Clark and J. Gaunt eds., Essays in Honor of Dietrich von Bothmer (Amsterdam, 2002), p. 249, f. 1 and p. 256, fn. 27
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The fragments join the Psykter Column- Krater, 1986.11.12 and, when possible, an effort will be made to incorporate them into the vase. The fragments were published in 2002. They have been on loan to the Museum since 2014, but have not been displayed as they have no figural decoration; as a loan they have been published on the Museum’s website.