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Accession_Number 23.11.8
Shape Miniature bell krater
Shape_description Flat base; bulbous lower body from which emerge two horizontal handles, circular in cross-section, which rise slightly; carinated at join to upper body which flares broadly to a plain, rounded rim.
Material Terracotta
Fabric Laconian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 7.5YR 7/4
Decoration Reddish-brown glaze outside and inside; two white stripes below rim outside; one white strip below rim inside
Inscriptions
Condition Chipped on the rim; missing one handle; worn and scratched surface.
Technique/Style
Provenance From the Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, Sparta
Period Late Archaic / Early Classical
Date 6-4 c.
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Miniature bell krater; top view. One handle and chipped rim visible.

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Miniature bell krater; view from above.

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Miniature; side view. One handle visible; white band decoration on exterior.

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Side view

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Side view

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Side view
Comparanda Reading 23.11.7 and 23.11.10
Bibliography
Archive_Ref reference 1
reference 2
Beazley_DB
Height 3.6
Diameters Rim 4.0; base 2.4
Handle_height 1.3
Other_dims.
Location 11.1.11
Edited_by Karen; Amy
Date_edited 30.03.2004; 06.05.2004
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