Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-231) and index.
Machine derived contents note: ONE Metal Vessels in Macedonian History 1 -- TWO The Derveni Tombs 9 -- Cist Tombs and the Pit Grave 10 -- Discovery of the Derveni Krater 18 -- THREE The Derveni Krater 29 -- Description and Technology of Production 31 -- Repouss6 Relief Friezes 31 -- Decoration on the Neck 36 -- Added Elements on the Mouth and Foot 38 -- Handles 39 -- Statuettes on the Shoulder 42 -- Inscription on the Lip 43 -- Date of the Krater 44 -- FOUR Precursors to the Derveni Krater 47 -- Origin of the Attic Sth-Century A-Type 55 -- Description of the A-Type Volute Krater 56 -- A-Type Handles and the Derveni Krater 59 -- Deviations from the Predominant Handle Pattern 61 -- Neo-Attic Marble Volute Kraters 62 -- The New Shape of the Attic Red-Figure Volute Krater 62 -- Workshop Scene on the Caputi Hydria 66 -- An Attic Red-Figure Adaptation of the A-Type Volute Krater 69 -- South Italian Copies of the Handles 71 -- FIVE Elaborated Volute Kraters of the Late 5th and Early 4th Centuries 73 -- Tradition and Innovation 76 -- Evidence for Other Elaborated Metal Volute Kraters 79 -- The New Volute Mask 83 -- Figures on Krater Shoulders 85 -- Surface Elaborations of Raised Metal Vessels 89 -- Origin and 5th-Century Use of Elaborated Metal Vessels 90 -- The Volumetric Tongues on the Derveni Krater 92 -- six Relief Friezes, Further Elaboration, Floral Ornament, and Workshops 101 -- The Mouth 104 -- Further Surface Elaboration 104 -- Addition of the Major Cast Elements 105 -- Metal Relief Ware of the Late 5th and Early 4th Centuries 106 -- Repouss6 Mirror Cover Decorations, 375-350 109 -- Floral Ornamentation 110 -- Workshop Considerations 112 -- SEVEN The Major Repoussi Frieze 115 -- Dionysos and Ariadne 118 -- The Maenads 122 -- The Hunter 149 -- The Silenos 154 -- EIGHT Animal Friezes, Volute Masks, and Cast Shoulder Figures 159 -- The Lowest Register of Friezes 160 -- The Repouss6 Animal Frieze on the Neck 163 -- The Masks of Male Deities 166 -- The Solid Cast Bronze Figures on the Shoulder 168 -- NINE The Uses and Workshop Origin of the Derveni Krater 177 -- Initial Purpose of the Derveni Krater 180 -- Final Use of the Derveni Krater 181 -- Iconography of the Derveni Krater 182 -- Workshop of the Derveni Krater 184.