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Apulian Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment

Darius Painterabout 350 B.C.

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Herakles threatening Busiris. Herakles wears a laurel wreath on his head, and a baldric across his body. A lion-skin is draped over his left arm and he holds out his bow. From the side of his head, a reserved rectangular feature that could be his club. Busiris wears a short-sleeved belted tunic over a red long-sleeved garment, with a double bandolier across his chest. He is bearded and bears a Phrygian cap (red) on his head. He gestures in supplication towards Herakles, and holds staff in his left hand.
At the top of the fragment are the legs of a draped figure wearing sandals and seated in a three-quarter view to right. Preserved at the top edge is perhaps a bit of drapery. The two small reserved areas on the right edge are unidentifiable.
Interior, black.

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  • Title: Apulian Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
  • Creator: Darius Painter
  • Date Created: about 350 B.C.
  • Location Created: Apulia, South Italy
  • Physical Dimensions: 11.7 × 13.7 cm (4 5/8 × 5 3/8 in.)
  • Type: Krater
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 86.AE.414.1
  • Culture: Greek (South Italian, Apulian)
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Attributed to Darius Painter (Greek (South Italian, Apulian), active 350 - 325 B.C.)
  • Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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