Sicilian or Paestan red-figure bell krater

Classification

red-figure pottery ; bell krater

Culture

Magna Graecian

Dimensions

height: 37.2 cm; diameter: 38.1 cm.

Date

ca. 390 B.C.

Period

Classical Period (480–323)

Material

clay

Artist

Group of Louvre K240

Iconography

Dionysiac scene ; satyr / satyros ; maenad ; chiton ; thyrsos ; frame drum (tympanon); sandals ; jewellery ; female figure ; youth ; mantle ; spear ; wreath ; libation bowl (phiale, patera); laurel ; meander ; palmette/palmette frieze

Production place

Magna Graecia

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

New York, Royal-Athena Galleries

Inventory

2018.1.A

ID

Hyp-6878

Trails

Sicily

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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.