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 ... An incised line, drawn by compass, sets off the rim. ... Exekias has varied the stance of the three Greek warriors. ... The variations are an important feature of the composition; they break up the rigid symmetry of the picture and help to soften the parallelism within each group.
The second of the new fragments (Pls. 50, b and 51, a ) almost completes the figure of one of the running satyrs that fill the space between the attachments of the handles in the lower zone.