bell krater

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Object Type
Description: Fragment from just below the rim of wall of Attic red-figured pottery bell-krater. A discus thrower, his upper half remaining, standing to right, a chlamys over his left arm, the discus bag in his left hand. He appears as if he has just released the discus (which has a swastika motif) that is hanging in the background.
Cultures/periods: Attic; Classical Greek
Production date: 425BC-400BC
Production place: Made in: Attica (Greece)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Naukratis
Materials
Ware
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 7.20 centimetres; Thickness: 0.80 centimetres; Width: 10.50 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Venit 1988 / Greek Painted Pottery from Naukratis in Egyptian Museums (p. 101 no. 350 pl. 75); Villing et al 2013-2015 / Naukratis: Greeks in Egypt (GA.1025)
Location: Not on display
Department: External
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: 9550 (Accession Number)

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