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Object type
Bell krater |
Tomb No (findspot)
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Ware
Mycenaean style
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Chronology
1400-1300 B.C.
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Dimensions
Height:
16cm (pres. Ht.)
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Bibliography
CVA 1, 16, pl. 14.6
Vermeule and Karageorghis 1981, pl. V.106
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Preservation
Fragmentary |
Part
Restored from fragments, larger part missing
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Fabric Description
Medium hard, pink buff fabric with white and dark inclusions, buff matt slip on exterior and reddish brown to dark brown paint.
Description
Part of rim and body.
Decoration
Flat out-turning rim, almost biconical body, horizontal handles, only one preserved.
Comments
Decorated with a bull walking to the right, of which only the hind part is preserved. Hind legs open and tail hanging down, rendered in outline; the body is filled with parallel strokes. The rim and upper part of the handle is painted solid, below the handle there are three broad parallel horizontal bands and one broad band below.
