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Source Description
Here, three women carry offerings, a mirror, and a tambourine in preparation for a ritual. This scene is much more carefully executed than the one on the opposite side, which shows three youths with mantles wrapped completely around their bodies. Groups of two or three youths often appear on the backs of theses vases, and these scenes are usually inferior to those on the front. Depictions of small groups of people holding various objects are common on vases attributed to this painter, who combines Apulian elements with Campanian features, like the use of white to represent female skin.
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Document identity
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14868
label
Bell Krater with Three Women and Three Youths
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Source metadata
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14868
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title
Bell Krater with Three Women and Three Youths
description
Here, three women carry offerings, a mirror, and a tambourine in preparation for a ritual. This scene is much more carefully executed than the one on the opposite side, which shows three youths with mantles wrapped completely around their bodies. Groups of two or three youths often appear on the backs of theses vases, and these scenes are usually inferior to those on the front. Depictions of small groups of people holding various objects are common on vases attributed to this painter, who combines Apulian elements with Campanian features, like the use of white to represent female skin.
provenance
Münzen und Medaillen A. G., Basel, Switzerland, 1983; Marilyn and Herbert Scher, Pikesville, MD, 1983, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2003, by gift.
date
ca. 330-320 BCE (Hellenistic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
bell kraters
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
39.7
height
37.5
dimensionsRaw
15 5/8 x 14 3/4 in. (39.69 x 37.47 cm);at lip: 14 3/4 in. (37.46 cm) (diam.)
Source extras
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Apulian
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terracotta, wheel made; red figure
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8589
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GRC
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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483f920288ab90f2
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2
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photo
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b33228b607b627d2
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