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Accession_Number

REDMG:1951.141

Shape

Bell krater

Shape_description

Flaring rounded rim with flat lip, narrowing to a funnel-shaped body that curves sharply in the lower part to a broad stem that flares into a molded pedestal base, with a slanted exterior, ridged on the upper part, and a concave underside, pointed at the centre; two incurving horizontal round handles are attached just above the centre of the body.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Apulian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

5YR 6/6

Decoration

Black on interior except for a reserved band just below the lip. Black on exterior, except for a frieze of tongues underneath the rim on both sides, but not above handles; figural scenes on body. A: Partridge profile to the left; tendrils in lower left field; circle and tendrils in upper right field. B: Satyr head, profile to left; tendrils in lower left and right fields; quarter palmette in upper left field; single palm leaf in upper right field. Although female heads are more popular in such contexts, the large red element in place of the ear is probably a horn and indicates that this is a representation of a satyr. The decoration in the lower left field of the B side indicates the addition of a second layer of black glaze, in a manner than changes the image (from a large tendril to a small tendril below an L-shaped element.

Inscriptions

Condition

Rim slightly chipped; greyish-brown deposits, especially around the woman's head and the rim and interior.

Technique/Style

Red figure

Provenance

Period

Late Classical

Date

340-320

Dating_details

Artist

Monopoli Painter

Attribution

Trendall and Cambitoglou, RFVA 2.710.762, classes this bell krater as 'connected in style' with the Monopoli Painter.

Image

2003.74.0001.jpg	View of side B of an Apulian red-figure bell krater, showing a satyr head.
2003.74.0002.jpg	View of side A of an Apulian red-figure bell krater, showing a bird, probably a partridge.
2003.93.0232.jpg	Back view of an Apulian red-figure bell krater, showing a bird, probably a partridge, profile to the left.
2003.93.0237.jpg	Front view of an Apulian red-figure bell krater, showing the head of a satyr, profile to the left.
2003.97.0962.jpg	Back view of an Apulian red-figure bell krater, showing a bird, probably a partridge, profile to the left.
2003.97.0963.jpg	Front view of an Apulian red-figure bell krater, showing the head of a satyr, profile to the left.
2003.97.0964.jpg	Top view of an Apulian red-figure bell krater, showing the interior.
2003.97.0965.jpg	Bottom view of an Apulian red-figure bell krater, showing the base.
2004.74.0001.jpg	Front view of an Apulian red-figure bell krater, showing the exterior decoration of the head of a satyr, profile to the left.
2004.74.0002.jpg	Front view of an Apulian red-figure bell krater, showing the exterior decoration of a bird.