Accession_Number | REDMG:1964.1154.1 |
Shape | Bell krater |
Shape_description | Outturned rounded rim , narrowing to a nearly cylindrical body (broadens slightly below) that narrows sharply to a short, nearly cylindrical stem, attached to a pedestal foot, hollow within, slightly angled on the upper surface, nearly vertical on the sides, flaring to a slighted everted base, with a rounded resting surface |
Material | Terracotta |
Fabric | Perhaps Apulian |
Fabric_description | |
Munsell_color | 7.5YR 5/4 |
Decoration | The interior and the rim are coated with a black glaze. On the exterior of the lip, a band of vertical bars, interrupted in each handle zone, where the surface is reserved. Each handle is glazed black on the exterior; under each handle is a palmette with 13 leaves (14 on right side), outlined, with a dotted hemicircle at its heart. Each palmette is flanked by a tendril from which emerges a lotus blossom. On each side a female head, profile to left: stephanai with 6 white spikes, grape-cluster earring, beaded necklace; kekryphylon. The woman on A has a Roman nose; on B has a ski-jump nose. |
Inscriptions | |
Condition | Added white inscribes tendrils, highlights the edge of the lotus blossoms, and for figural details: stephanai, jewelry, and hair ornament. |
Technique/Style | Red figure |
Provenance | |
Period | Late Classical |
Date | 400-375 |
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Artist | |
Attribution | |
Image | |
Comparanda | Reading 35.4.5 and Reading 53.8.4 |
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Beazley_DB | |
Height | 18.6 |
Diameters | Rim 17.2, base 7.9 |
Handle_height | 2.6 |
Other_dims. | H. base 2.7 |
Location | 6.1.1 |
Edited_by | Amy; Jasmin Payne; Jayne |
Date_edited | 17.10.2004; 18.10.2010; 04.09.2018; 15.6.22 |