[Agora Publication] Broneer (1956): The North Slope Krater, New Fragments

Broneer, O ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The calyx-krater of Exekias, first published in 1937,1 was discovered at the bottom of a well in the American School excavations on the North slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The circumstances of discovery ... 1956 ... The new fragments, which join the restored part of the vase, as shown in Plates 50 and 51, a, add new interest to the krater as a whole and enable us to appreciate the composition in two vital areas more fully than before. The scenes in the main zones of decoration, it will be recalled, are : A, the introduction of Herakles into Olympos; and B, the combat over the body of Patroklos. ... Ἐφ, 1952 (published 1955), pp. 96-116. I am indebted to Mr.