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Vase

ca. 440 BC (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase, Bell-krater, earthenware, painted in 'red-figure' technique by an Attic Greek artist working in Italy (the "Sisyphos Painter"): (a) A bearded man playing the double pipes while two youths dance, wearing basketwork hats. (b) Three standing youths. Below each group is a band of meander pattern, and round the upper part of the vase is a laurel wreath.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with red-figure painting
Brief description
Vase, Bell-krater, earthenware with red-figure painting, found at Ruvo in Apulia, painted by Sisyphus Painter, an Attic Greek artist working in Italy, ca. 440 BC
Physical description
Vase, Bell-krater, earthenware, painted in 'red-figure' technique by an Attic Greek artist working in Italy (the "Sisyphos Painter"): (a) A bearded man playing the double pipes while two youths dance, wearing basketwork hats. (b) Three standing youths. Below each group is a band of meander pattern, and round the upper part of the vase is a laurel wreath.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.8cm
  • Width: 34.3cm
Style
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Found at Ruvo in Apulia, Italy.
Production
Found at Ruvo in Apulia, Italy. Painted by an Attic Greek artist working in Italy.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
4803-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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