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An Apulian (Greek) bell krater (wine bowl)
Late 4th century BC
Apulian, possibly Campanian
Apulian, possibly Campanian
Puglia
A vase made in a Greek colony in southern Italy.
A vase made in a Greek colony in southern Italy.
Black on red clay with incised potting lines about rim
Height: 21cm
Diameter: 20cm
Diameter: 20cm
Museum number: L46
Vermeule catalogue number: Vermeule 535
On display: Library-Dining Room
All spaces are in No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields unless identified as in No. 12, Soane's first house.
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Curatorial note
Side A
Large female head facing left.
Side B
Youth, clad in long himation, standing left.
Wave border at underside of lip; fillet below; palmettes beneath handles.
Large female head facing left.
Side B
Youth, clad in long himation, standing left.
Wave border at underside of lip; fillet below; palmettes beneath handles.
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