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Accession_Number

53.8.4

Shape

Bell krater

Shape_description

Small

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Boeotian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

Decoration

Molded, downturned rim with a flange (for lid); incurved horizontal round handles; deep body with nearly vertical sides that are slightly concave above the handles and convex below, curving sharply at the bottom into a broad, short stem, on top of a molded disc foot, recessed underneath in two degrees. Black gloss with red figure decoration. Side A: a female head profile to left, with small dotted circles in the upper field on either side; side B: palmette. Interior: a reserved band within the rim. Exterior: a band of vertical bars under the rim (with applied red wash); a reserved band around each handle attachment (also with red wash); a stemless ivy beneath each handle; narrow reserved band beneath figural scene; reserved band on the upper part of the foot; underside of foot is reserved and stained with red wash.

Inscriptions

Condition

Comprised of several pieces, rejoined.

Technique/Style

Red figure; red wash

Provenance

Period

Late Classical

Date

400-380

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2002.97.0721.jpg	Front view of a Boeotian red-figure bell krater, showing a female head facing left.
2002.97.0722.jpg	Front view of a Boeotian red-figure bell krater, showing an ivy leaf below the handle.
2002.97.0723.jpg	Back view of a Boeotian red-figure bell krater, showing a palmette.
2002.97.0724.jpg	Top view of a Boeotian red-figure bell krater, showing the interior.
2002.97.0725.jpg	Top view of a Boeotian red-figure bell krater, showing the interior.
2002.97.0726.jpg	Bottom view of a Boeotian red-figure bell krater, showing the base, some of the body, and a handle.
2002.97.0727.jpg	Bottom view of a Boeotian red-figure bell krater, showing the base, some of the body, and a handle.
2004.15.0001.jpg	Front view (side A) of a Boeotian red-figure bell krater, showing a female head facing left.
2004.15.0003.jpg	Back view (side B) of a Boeotian red-figure bell krater, showing a palmette.
2007.01.0123.jpg	Side view of a Boeotian red-figure bell krater, showing an ivy leaf below the handle.
2007.01.0124.jpg	Side view of a Boeotian red-figure bell krater, showing an ivy leaf below the handle.
2007.01.0125.jpg	Side view of a Boeotian red-figure bell krater, showing an ivy leaf below the handle.
2007.01.0126.jpg	Side view of a Boeotian red-figure bell krater, showing an ivy leaf below the handle.