Red-figure bell krater (mixing vessel)

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Photograph by David Revette.
Red-figure bell krater (mixing vessel)
Photograph by David Revette.
Artist/Maker
Datemid 4th century B.C.E.
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall (Height): 14 15/16 in. (37.9 cm) Rim (Diam.): 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm) Base (Diam.): 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward S. Burgess, Class of 1879, H1904
Object number1929.43
Not on view
Descriptiona). seated woman. b). young satyr A woman is seated with her upper body exposed and her lower body cloaked in a himation, a thick mantle or cloak worn as an outer garment. She holds a cista with offerings. A cista probably evolved from a wicker basket and came to mean a small box, basket, or chest made of metal or wood and used for various reasons including storing small objects such as jewelry or cosmetics. She holds a tambourine in her left hand, which could have a Dionysian connotation. In the upper left is a window box or a pinax with pendant dot-dash pattern ending in a tassel, which represents a painted votive tablet commonly made of terracotta, wood, marble or bronze that was placed in sanctuaries or burial chambers. These scenes have to do with offerings of the death, which is appropriate as these vessels were intended for the grave. Reverse: There is a nude satyr in tall white boots with a wreath in his hair and a bandolier across his torso and a circlet around his thigh. He carries a phiale, a shallow ceramic or metal libation bowl, and a tambourine in his right hand, which could have a Dionysian connotation, and a situla in his left, a bucket that was used to decant wine. There is a sapling done in front of him and at the top right is a pendent sash.
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Alternate Titles Campanian red-figure bell krater
Mixing vessel depicting a seated woman along with a young satyr
Exhibition History 2012
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," October 6, 2012 - (no cat.).

2005
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. Hamilton Collects, "A Century of Curiosities: The Story of the Hamilton College Collection," September 29 - December 30, 2005 (unnumbered cat., illus. 40).

1987
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Ancient Vases: The Hamilton College Collection," March 14 - May 11, 1987 (cat. no. 46, illus. 38).
Provenance 1929: Hamilton College (James Library) by bequest of Edward S. Burgess
Published References 1987 - exh. catalogue for "Ancient Vases from the Hamilton College Collection and the J. Paul Getty Museum" March 14 - May 1, 1987, published by Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, p. 38
Inscribed Inscribed on underside in ink: A.L.D. [illeg]; in ink: 13; in ink: no.2
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