bell krater

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Object Type
Description: Fragment of rim and body of Attic red-figured pottery bell-krater. Inside glazed; outside, on the rim, laurel; on the body, a maenad to the left, her head and shoulders remaining; to right, a thyrsus, perhaps held by a maenad behind her.
Cultures/periods: Attic; Classical Greek
Production date: 425BC-400BC
Production place: Made in: Attica (Greece)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Naukratis
Materials
Ware
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 10 centimetres; Thickness: 0.50 centimetres; Width: 7 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Venit 1988 / Greek Painted Pottery from Naukratis in Egyptian Museums (p. 100 no. 344 pl. 74); Villing et al 2013-2015 / Naukratis: Greeks in Egypt (GA.1012)
Location: Not on display
Department: External
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: 9537 (Accession Number)

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