bell krater
- Museum number
- 1824,0501.34
- Description
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Pottery: red-figured bell krater.
Designs red on black ground, with white accessories; much worn. Above the designs, laurel-wreath; below, wave-pattern; below the handles, palmettes.
(a) In the centre is a Satyr to left, dancing, standing on right leg, with head thrown back; he wears a wreath, beaded fillet, bracelets, and cross-belt, and endeavours to kiss a Maenad whose head he seizes with right hand. She rushes to meet him, and places right hand under his right arm; she has long hair, fillet, earrings, necklace, bracelets, long girt bordered chiton and apoptygma, and thyrsos in left hand. On the left is a Satyr to right, as the other, with thyrsos in right hand, left extended.
(b) Two ephebi wearing fillets and wrapped in himatia, confronted over a stele, above which hangs a ball; on the stele is fruit.
- Production date
- 330BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 27.60 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- BM Cat. Vases
Tischbein, Vases d'Hamilton, i. pl. 49.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1824
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1824,0501.34