bell krater
- Museum number
- 1978,0414.3
- Description
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Pottery: red-figured bell-krater.
Designs red on black ground, with white accessories. Above the designs, laurel-wreath; below, wave-pattern; round the ends of the handles, egg-moulding; below the handles, palmettes.
(a) In the centre is Heracles seated to right, beardless, with wreath, himation over lower limbs, belt over right shoulder, and club in left hand, looking back at Athene, who stands to right with left arm on his shoulder; between them a tendril. She has a crested helmet with large white side-plume, bracelets, aegis with Gorgoneion, long bordered chiton and diploidion, spear in left hand; her flesh is painted white. Over Heracles hovers Eros to left, with radiated fillet, necklace, bracelets, and shoes; his flesh is also painted white; in right hand he holds a flower. On the right is a female figure to left, probably a local divinity, with right foot raised on a rock; she leans forward with left hand on hip and right arm on right thigh, as if watching the scene. On the left is a youthful male figure (Iolaos ?) seated to left, with wreath, chlamys over right leg, and right hand raised, in left two spears (nearly obliterated); over him stands a female figure holding up a flower to him in right hand, and resting her left hand on his right thigh. Both the female figures have radiated opisthosphendonae, earrings, bracelets, and long bordered chitons with diploidia.
(b) Three ephebi conversing, wrapped in himatia, the centre one to right; each of the others has a staff. Design very coarsely executed.
- Production date
- 360BC-350BC
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 40.60 centimetres
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Height: 40 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- BM Cat. Vases
Moses, Antique Vases, pl. 13.
- Location
- On display (G20a/dc6)
- Condition
- One handle broken off.
- Acquisition notes
- Found unregistered. Acquired before 1811.
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1978,0414.3
