Gnathian Bell Krater

Title: Gnathian Bell Krater
Description: “Black body with tendril of ivy leaves and grape clusters in added white. On the front, a figure of an old man with a swollen belly and an oversize phallus wearing a cloak stands in a rocky landscape. His wrists are bound. Below him to left is a crow. The scene is a parody of Prometheus bound to a rock having his liver eaten by an eagle.”
Identifier: Promethean_Iconography_2
Creator: Konnakis Painter
Date: circa 360-350 B.C.E.
Spatial Coverage: Egnazia (deserted settlement)
Relation: The Getty
Format: Ceramic (material)
Type: bell kraters; terracotta (clay material)
Subject: Prometheus (Greek deity); Torture of Prometheus (Greek narrative)
Source: Gnathian Bell Krater from The Getty
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