Agora Object: P 30011
Inventory Number:   P 30011
Section Number:   ΒΓ' 182
    ΒΓ' 183
    ΒΓ' 514
Title:   Red Figure Bell Krater Fragments
Category:   Pottery
Description:   15 Fragments of rim and body, including one lug handle.
a) Two joining body fragments depict head of Kastor with petasos to the right and the top of two spears. An inscription in added red to the right names him.
b) Single body fragment has arm and hand of Polydeukes with trace of his lower torso. He is named in a retrograde inscription in added red.
c) Four joining fragments preserve part of rim, body and one lug handle. Head of horse to right.
d) Three joining body fragments give part of face, right arm and upper toso of bearded male figure standing frontally, looking left, wearing mantle and wreath.
e) Single fragment of rim and upper body.
f) Single body fragment with part of upper border.
g) Seven joining fragments from the lower body. On the left, shanks and mantle of a figure probably holding striped scepter. To the right, lower part of mantled youth leaning left on staff.
h) Two joining fragments of lower border.
i) Single fragment from top of body, showing top of a striped scepter which overlaps the egg pattern of the border.
j) Single body fragment depicts someone holding a striped scepter.
k) Single body fragment showing part of striped scepter.
l) Two joining body fragments give part of the shanks and mantle of a figure together with part of a striped scepter which the figure probably held.
m) Two joining fragments from the body give part of the lower egg pattern border.
n) Single body fragment with part of upper border and reserved area around handle.
o) Single rim fragment with reserved band.
A) Probably the setting out, or return, or apotheosis of the Dioscuri.
B) Youths and men.
ADDENDA Section nos. that belong to this pot: ΒΓ' 182, ΒΓ' 183d, ΒΓ' 514.
Context:   Pit.
Notebook Page:   965
Negatives:   Leica, 87-6-3, 87-7-9, 97-7-11, 87-7-12
Dimensions:   Est. Diam. 0.49; Max. Dim. a) 0.11, b) 0.07, c) 0.102, d) 0.123, e) 0.88, f) 0.037, g) 0.212, h) 0.128, i) 0.051, j) 0.057, k) 0.059, l) 0.06, m) 0.118, n) 0.03, o) 0.082
Material:   Ceramic
Date:   27 June-5 August 1972
Section:   ΒΓ'
Grid:   H/13,15-4/12,13
Deposit:   H 4:5
Period:   Greek
Bibliography:   Hesperia Suppl. 25 (1992), p. 72, no. 38, fig. 4, pls. 14, 15.
References:   Publication: Hesperia Suppl. 25 (1992)
Images (7)
Deposit: H 4:5
Card: P 30011
Card: P 30011
Card: P 30011