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Accession_Number

49.8.3

Shape

Bell krater

Shape_description

Very broad, up sloping rim; two handles start near the top of the body and curve vertically upwards; tall body with vertical sides curves down uninterrupted into stem; thick, flat foot with ridge at top; conical underside.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Campanian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

7.5YR 8/4

Decoration

Interior: black with a central red dot. The underside of the rim has a leftwards laurel leaf pattern above a single red band. Palmette and tendril decoration below both handles. Side A: warrior with shield dressed in hoplite attire (but perhaps an Arimaspian, according to Schauenburg; cf. Hdt. 3.116), facing and fighting a griffin with traces of white on tail and mane. Rosettes in field. Side B: three robed women with yellow necklaces and hair decorations, facing left. Rhomboids with central crosses in field. Below the figures is a wave pattern. Stem, foot and base are black.

Inscriptions

Condition

Intact and very well preserved. Paint remains clear and there are very few chips in the rim.

Technique/Style

Red figure

Provenance

Period

Late Classical / Early Hellenistic

Date

325-315

Dating_details

Artist

Branicki Painter: Rhomboid Group

Attribution

Trendall, LCS 540.784, attributes this vase to the earlier style of the Branicki Painter (which is of a higher standard than his later works).

Image

2003.92.0346.jpg	Front view (side A) of a Campanian red-figure bell krater, showing a battle with a griffin.
2003.92.0347.jpg	Back (side B) view of a Campanian red-figure bell krater, showing three draped women.
2003.92.0348.jpg	Side view of a Campanian red-figure bell krater, showing palmette beneath the handle.
2003.92.0349.jpg	Oblique view, from above, of the front (side A) of a Campanian red-figure bell krater, showing a battle with a griffin.
2003.92.0350.jpg	Bottom view of a Campanian red-figure bell krater, showing the reserved underside.
2004.04.0007.jpg	Side view of a Campanian red-figure bell krater, showing a palmette beneath a horizontal handle.
2004.04.0008.jpg	Back view (side B) of a Campanian red-figure bell krater, showing three draped women facing left.
2004.04.0009.jpg	Front view (side A) of a Campanian red-figure bell krater, showing a warrior battling a griffin.
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