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Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment (Front)
Unknown
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Section of rim and body. Two figures are preserved. At left, a maenad holding a thyrsos (ends of her hair, shoulder), moving to the left. At right, a satyr (long hair, animal skin) with right arm raised, looking back. Band of upright palmettes.
Interior: black with two reserved lines.
Details
- Title: Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment (Front)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 500–490 B.C.
- Location Created: Athens, Greece
- Physical Dimensions: 12.1 × 17.8 cm (4 3/4 × 7 in.)
- Type: Krater
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Terracotta
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 85.AE.411
- Culture: Greek (Attic)
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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