Red Figure Bell Krater

1990.09.0001

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Red Figure Bell Krater   (1990.09.0001)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Materials T&E
  2. :
  3. Food Processing & Preparation T&E
  4. :
  5. Food Preparation Equipment
Artist/Maker Painter of Bari 1364
Geographic Location
Period/Date Classical, 370 BCE
Culture Apulian, South Italian Greek
Location On Exhibitin the Ancient Mediterranean exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 43.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Depth) 42.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Height) 41.3 cm
Weight 5,602 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze
Manufacturing Processes Throwing, Firing, Glazing, Painting, Handbuilding
Munsell Color Information Black (N 2.5) -ns Light Brown ( 7.5 Y R 5/6) -ns

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

The krater has been published 1) Trendall and Campitoglou, Red Figured Vases of Apulia, 1978, Ch. 4, no. 166. 2) See Flyax, p.90, #1. Followers of the Tarpoley Painter, the Long Overfalls Group. Photo: Heritage Nov. 1991, p. 4.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Purchase
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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