The artist clearly understood the styles and influences of several different cultures, and it can be inferred, then, that this artist was in a workshop which had been working in Macedonia for some time.

Although the precise workshop that made the Derveni Krater is unknown, it is most likely that it was created in Macedonia, the location of this merging of cultures and the home of patrons made wealthy by the spoils of Alexander and Philip II’s imperial ambitions. As artists settled in Macedonia and set up workshops, wealthy patrons were attracted to symbols of power and prestige from different cultures around the Greek world, which were then reproduced for the Macedonian elite. As different artists flocked to the cities of Macedonia, they were exposed to a wide variety of new artworks and artists, which influenced their future artistic production.

The Derveni Krater reflects a culture of internationalization that characterized the initial stages of the formation of the Macedonian empire.

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