Calyx-Krater by the artist called the Painter of the Berlin Hydria depicting an Amazonomachy Calyx-Krater by the artist called the Painter of the Berlin Hydria depicting an Amazonomachy The calyx-krater by the artist called the "Painter of the Berlin Hydria depicting an Amazonomachy" is an ancient Greek painted vase in the red figure style, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. It is a krater, a bowl made for mixing wine and water, and specifically a calyx-krater, where the bowl resembles the calyx of a flower. Vessels such as these were often used at a symposion, which was an elite party for drinking. Warfare depicted in Greek art was often not representative
Plant life-form plant functional type, which has recently replaced "life-form" in a narrow sense. Following, some relevant schemes. Based on plant habit: Humboldt described 19 (originally 16) "Hauptformen", named mostly after some characteristic genus or family: Based upon the duration of life and the height of the ligneous stem: Based on the place of the plant's growth-point (bud) during seasons with adverse conditions (cold seasons, dry seasons): Vegetation-forms: Main life-forms ("Grundformen") system: Growth-form system: Main groups of plant life forms: Following, other morphological, ecological, physiological or economic categorizations of plants. According to the general appearance (habit): According to leaf hardness, size and