▁to ▁be ▁very ▁popular ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁cal y x - type , ▁and ▁beside ▁the ▁Cor inth ian ▁work shop ▁an ▁Att ic ▁one ▁was ▁probably ▁active . ▁Ex quis ite ▁exempl ars ▁of ▁both ▁vol ute - ▁and ▁cal y x - k rat ers ▁come ▁from ▁Mac ed onian ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁BC ▁gra ves . ▁Among ▁them ▁the ▁g ild ed ▁Der ven i ▁Kr ater ▁represents ▁an ▁exception al ▁chef ▁d ’ œuvre ▁of ▁late ▁Class ical ▁metal work . ▁The ▁V ix ▁bronze ▁cr ater , ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁C elt ic ▁tomb ▁in ▁central ▁France ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁known ▁Greek ▁kr ater , ▁being ▁ 1 . 6 3 ▁m ▁in ▁height ▁and ▁over ▁ 2 0 0   kg ▁in ▁weight . ▁ ▁O thers ▁were ▁in ▁silver , ▁which ▁were ▁too ▁valuable ▁and ▁tempt ing ▁to ▁th ieves ▁to ▁be ▁buried ▁in ▁gra ves , ▁and ▁have ▁not ▁surv ived . ▁ ▁Or n amental ▁stone ▁k rat ers ▁ ▁Or n amental ▁stone ▁k rat ers ▁are ▁known ▁from ▁H ellen istic ▁times , ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁being ▁the ▁Borg h ese ▁V ase ▁of ▁Pent el ic ▁Mar ble ▁and ▁the ▁Med ici ▁V ase , ▁also ▁of ▁mar ble . ▁After ▁redis cover y ▁of ▁these ▁pieces , ▁im itations ▁became ▁a ▁st ap le ▁of ▁garden ▁decor ation ▁in ▁the ▁Bar o que ▁and ▁Ne oc lass ical ▁periods . ▁The ▁French ▁artist ▁and ▁landscape ▁designer ▁Hub ert ▁Robert