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Bell krater
Greek, Sicilian
Late Classical Period
400–380 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Sicily
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
Height: 36.2 cm (14 1/4 in.); diameter: 37.7 cm (14 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Partial gift of Peter and Mary Lee Aldrich
Accession Number1995.840
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSide A: Symposium scene: youth wearing long scarf reclining on a couch with a striped cushion behind him. In front of him sits a woman, her head thrown back, a bracelet around her right arm. At left, Eros stands playing double flute. On table below, eggs and fruit. Side B: Seated satyr at left, thyrsus in right hand wineskin in left. In center, bearded Dionysos moves to right, thyrsus in left hand, pursuing maenad at right, who holds thyrsus in her left hand.
ProvenanceDecember 11, 1989, anonymous ("various properties" sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 177, to Peter and Mary Lee Aldrich, Rhode Island; 1995, partial year-end gift of Peter and Mary Lee Aldrich to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 24, 1996)