calyx-krater

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Object Type
Museum number: 2007,5004.1
Description: Apulian red-figured pottery fragment, from a calyx-krater, broken around all edges. It shows Daidalos carrying the dead body of his son Ikaros.
Producer name
Cultures/periods
Production date: 390BC-380BC
Production place: Made in: Apulia (historic - region)
Materials
Ware
Technique
Dimensions: Thickness: 0.60 centimetres
Location: On display (G73/dc12)
Subjects
Associated names: Representation of: Daedalus; Representation of: Icarus
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Dr J Robert Guy; In Memory of: Arthur Dale Trendall
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Ludwig Curtius; Previous owner/ex-collection: Christopher Clairmont
Acquisition date: 2007
Acquisition notes: Probably purchased in 1920s/1930s in Rome by Ludwig Curtius. Clairmont purchased the piece c.1955-1957 Then Freibug Market. G.Puhze
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 2007,5004.1

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