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calyx-krater
(probably)
Object Type
calyx-krater
(probably)
Description
Body sherd of Attic red-figured pottery calyx-krater; outside, head and arm of Athena wearing a helmet and holding a spear, head (lost) turned to left, bracelet in added white paint around wrist; on the right, head and raised right hand of bearded satyr facing left; inside black glaze with narrow reserved band.
Cultures/periods
Classical Greek
Attic
Production date
400BC
(circa)
Production place
Made in:
Attica (Greece)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Naukratis
Materials
pottery
Ware
Red Figure
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Height:
4.10 centimetres
Width:
6.10 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Prins de Jong 1925 / Scherben aus Naukratis: Aus der Sammlung des Universitäts-Professors Dr Fr W Freih von Bissing
(p. 64, no. 4)
Villing et al 2013-2015 / Naukratis: Greeks in Egypt
(GA.1000)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical deity
(Athena)
Associated names
Representation of:
Athena/Minerva
Department
External
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
VII.B.4
(cat. no. in Prins de Jong 1925)