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bell krater
(possibly)
;
calyx-krater
(possibly)
Object Type
bell krater
(possibly)
calyx-krater
(possibly)
Museum number
AshmLoan.315
Description
Body sherd of Attic red-figured pottery bell- or calyx-krater; interior glazed black; exterior: red-figure decoration consisting of upper part of maenad wearing a chiton and himation, looking to right and holding thrysos; relief-contour except for outline of clothes.
Producer name
Attributed to:
The Agrigento Painter
Cultures/periods
Attic
Classical Greek
Production date
460BC
(circa)
Production place
Made in:
Attica (Greece)
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Dr David George Hogarth
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Naukratis
Materials
pottery
Ware
Red Figure
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Height:
4.40 centimetres
Thickness:
0.60 centimetres
Width:
3.40 centimetres
Bibliographic references
ARV / Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters
(p. 577, no. 57)
Venit 1982 / Painted Pottery from the Greek Mainland found in Egypt, 640-450 BC
(p. 497, no. C37)
Villing et al 2013-2015 / Naukratis: Greeks in Egypt
(GA.0223)
(Phase 1)
CVA Oxford I / Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Great Britain Fasc. 3, Oxford Fasc. 1
(p. 45, pl. L, no. 14)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical mythological figure/creature
Previous owner
Currently owned by:
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Department
External
Registration number
AshmLoan.315
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
AN1896-1908-G.138.32
(Accession Number)