Red-figure column krater (vase for mixing wine and water with handles, which resemble columns). The rim is decorated with chained lotus buds, while its vertical (exterior) surface is decorated with two rows of ivy leaves. The neck of the main face bears a wide band of interconnected lotus buds, while the back side is undecorated. The metope on the main side of the vase is framed by a band of tongues on top and a double band of ivy leaves at the sides, while the ground is a thin unpainted band. The representation probably depicts a scene of a banquet or a “komos” (revel), as two couples are shown having sexual intercourse. The couple on the left consists of a young, naked, ithyphallic man, grasping a naked woman. The woman, who can, presumably, be identified as a courtesan, is holding a horn-rhyton. The second pair on the right shows similar features, although the young man appears to have approached the courtesan he is chasing. On the back side of the vase, the scene of Europa being kidnapped by Zeus-bull is depicted.  Europa wears a chiton, holds a basket in her left hand, while she rests her right hand on the bull's back. A ray band decorates the lower part of the vase. The krater is the work of an Attic workshop and is attributed to the Göttingen Painter.