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Object type
Bell krater |
Tomb No (findspot)
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Ware
Mycenaean style
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Chronology
1300-1200 B.C.
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Dimensions
Height:
24.5cm (pres. Ht.)
Diameter:
ca 26cm (rim)
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Bibliography
CVA 1, 17, pl. 15.4
Åström 1972, 371
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Preservation
Restored from fragments, about half is missing. |
Fabric Description
Hard, buff to orange fabric with dark and white inclusions, slightly lustrous buff slip and reddish to dark brown paint. No slip on interior.
Description
Out-turning flat rim, almost biconical body, horizontal handle on shoulder.
Decoration
Solid paint on rim and below rim, a curve-stemmed spiral, the stem in double outline and filled with parallel horizontal strokes. On the left of the spiral vertical parallel inverted chevrons form a triangle and the pattern is repeated on the other side of a vertical line. The handle is painted solid on the upper part and on either side there is a triglyph, three parallel horizontal bands below the handle zone and two parallel horizontal bands on the lower part.
