He wears a headband and his hair and beard are white (Type L, Phlyax). Concealed within the folds of the cloak are yellow and white objects. He wears padded tights and jacket and a black bordered cloak. A phlyax stands on the left with a Doric column behind him. On the obverse is a simple stage (Type I, Trendall, Phlyax) without supporting columns. The vase is in very good condition, unbroken with only minor cracks on the interior surface, and minor chipping, particularly around the lip. Beneath A- and B-side scenes is a meander border broken periodically by an X-shape within a square. Horizontal loop handles turn slightly upward and inward at ends and project as far as the lip of the vessel. Narrow foot curves tightly outward to form a broad bell, with broad lip. Low, thick, circular base tapers upward very slightly to a reserve band, and is flat on top.

Added white and yellow in a good state of preservation. Pinkish-buff fabric with glossy black slip, misfired below handles, in the area between the two youths on the B-side of the vase, and within the doorway of the A-side scene. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard UniversityĪsian and Mediterranean Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. , sold to Department of Classics, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1957, transferred to Harvard University Art Museums, 2007. View this object's location on our interactive mapģ0 cm h x 33.5 cm diam (11 13/16 x 13 3/16 in.)ĭr. Level 3, Room 3400, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Greece in Black and Orange

There are geometric motifs and columns bordering the scene.īell Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Scene from a Comic PlayĬreation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Apulia Nearby there is an open doorway decorated with geometric designs. Both men wear robes, but the penis of the man at the left is exposed under his clothing. They face each other with expressions of surprise as another mans head is either tossed or falls from above. They have white hair and beards so they may be elderly. It is painted black, and in red there are two figures. The vessel is a tall bowl with handles on either side.

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