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Accession_Number

50.5.5

Shape

Bell krater

Shape_description

Large krater with wide, downturned rim that extends sharply from the top of the body; two upcurving handles high on the body, which narrows to a short, cylindrical stem; hollowed pedestal foot, ridged just below the top of the foot. The resting surface is concave and the underside undulates smoothly up to the bottom of the bowl.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Campanian

Fabric_description

Light yellowish-brown clay

Munsell_color

10YR 6/4

Decoration

The interior is black, as is the exterior, except for a band of waves under the rim, the figural decoration in the body zone, and wide reserved bands around the handle zone. Both sides portray a female head facing left. Side A: Laurel wreath encircling head; groups of three white dots in the field and on the back of the head; beaded necklace. Single thick leaves rise from the base on either side of the head. Side B: Plain band encircling head; groups of three white dots in the field and on the back of the head; two beaded necklaces. Single thick leaves (of different sizes) rise from the base on either side of the head. Disk in lower left field. White for hair ornaments and on the upper necklace on side B. Beneath each handle is a palmette beneath circles surrounding dots.

Inscriptions

Condition

Foot has been rejoined and there is a large crack in the underside. Interior slightly scratched with surface cracking. Reserved areas stained. Missing 5 large chips and other small chips on rim.

Technique/Style

Red figure

Provenance

Period

Early Hellenistic

Date

320-300

Dating_details

Artist

Siamese Painter

Attribution

Trendall, LCS 353.913, places this vase among the early-middle works of the Siamese Painter.

Image

2003.92.0364.jpg	Oblique view, from the top, of a Campanian bell krater, showing mouth and interior.
2003.92.0365.jpg	Bottom view of a Campanian bell krater, showing reserved base and wave pattern on underside of rim.
2003.92.0366.jpg	Top view of a Campanian bell krater, showing wide rim and interior.
2003.92.0367.jpg	Back view of a Campanian bell krater (side B), showing woman's head facing left, with plain band encircling head.
2003.92.0368.jpg	Side view of a Campanian bell krater, showing palmette decration underneath handle.
2003.92.0369.jpg	Front view of a Campanian bell krater (side A), showing woman's head facing left, with laurel wreath encircling head.
2003.92.0370.jpg	Side view of a Campanian bell krater, showing palmette decration underneath handle.
2003.97.0320.jpg	Back view of Campanian red-figure bell krater (side B), showing a female head to the left.
2003.97.0321.jpg	Front view of Campanian red-figure bell krater (side A), showing a female head to the left.
2003.97.0322.jpg	Top view of a Campanian red-figure bell krater, showing the hollow, reserved base.
2004.04.0001.jpg	Back view (side B) of a Campanian bell krater showing a female bust facing left.
2004.04.0002.jpg	Side view of a Campanian bell krater, showing a palmette beneath a horizontal handle.
2004.04.0003.jpg	Front view (side A) of a Campanian bell krater showing a female head to the left.
2005.88.0076.jpg