Bell-krater

Museum number:
8-3829
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Bell krater; Black with red overpaint; grotesque dance of satyrs and maenads, caricature of a comical performance: A, the right hand satyr holds with both hands what ought to have been a wreath but is actually a toy bow and arrow; B, the woman holds a sprig of ivy instead of olive; barbarous style; line painted on inner rim of krater; good condition. Height: 33.8 cm; diameter: 33.6 cm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Etruria (Historic), Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Etruscan
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Bell kraters and Satyrs
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Comment:
Airport Loan w/ mount # 031 (3/2010) in box in kroeber 19 mez
Loans:
S2008-2009 #12: SFO Museum (June 2009–June 28, 2010)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Bell-krater, accession number 8-3829, described as Bell krater; Black with red overpaint; grotesque dance of satyrs and maenads, caricature of a comical performance: A, the right hand satyr holds with both hands what ought to have been a wreath but is actually a toy bow and arrow; B, the woman holds a sprig of ivy instead of olive; barbarous style; line painted on inner rim of krater; good condition. Height: 33.8 cm; diameter: 33.6 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Bell-krater, accession number 8-3829, described as Bell krater; Black with red overpaint; grotesque dance of satyrs and maenads, caricature of a comical performance: A, the right hand satyr holds with both hands what ought to have been a wreath but is actually a toy bow and arrow; B, the woman holds a sprig of ivy instead of olive; barbarous style; line painted on inner rim of krater; good condition. Height: 33.8 cm; diameter: 33.6 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Bell-krater, accession number 8-3829, described as Bell krater; Black with red overpaint; grotesque dance of satyrs and maenads, caricature of a comical performance: A, the right hand satyr holds with both hands what ought to have been a wreath but is actually a toy bow and arrow; B, the woman holds a sprig of ivy instead of olive; barbarous style; line painted on inner rim of krater; good condition. Height: 33.8 cm; diameter: 33.6 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Bell-krater, accession number 8-3829, described as Bell krater; Black with red overpaint; grotesque dance of satyrs and maenads, caricature of a comical performance: A, the right hand satyr holds with both hands what ought to have been a wreath but is actually a toy bow and arrow; B, the woman holds a sprig of ivy instead of olive; barbarous style; line painted on inner rim of krater; good condition. Height: 33.8 cm; diameter: 33.6 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bell-krater, accession number 8-3829, described as Bell krater; Black with red overpaint; grotesque dance of satyrs and maenads, caricature of a comical performance: A, the right hand satyr holds with both hands what ought to have been a wreath but is actually a toy bow and arrow; B, the woman holds a sprig of ivy instead of olive; barbarous style; line painted on inner rim of krater; good condition. Height: 33.8 cm; diameter: 33.6 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bell-krater, accession number 8-3829, described as Bell krater; Black with red overpaint; grotesque dance of satyrs and maenads, caricature of a comical performance: A, the right hand satyr holds with both hands what ought to have been a wreath but is actually a toy bow and arrow; B, the woman holds a sprig of ivy instead of olive; barbarous style; line painted on inner rim of krater; good condition. Height: 33.8 cm; diameter: 33.6 cm.

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