| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 2003 54a | |
| Title: | ATTIC RED-FIGURE BELL KRATER | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 2003 | |
| Object Number: | 54 | |
| Object Suffix: | a | |
| Related Objects: | C 2003 054B C 2003 054C C 2003 054D C 2003 054E C 2003 054F C 2003 054G C 2003 054H C 2003 054J | |
| Description: | Bell krater with hollow ring foot in two degrees. Lower degree, flat-bottom, convex profile 0.015 high, upper degree, concave 0.013 high. surmounted by fillet 0.007 high. Bell-shaped body. Flaring rim with tapered outturned lip. (Similar to the work of Group G, cf. Agora XXX, cat. 515, ca. 350-325 B.C.; Hesp XXI, p. 122, 330-320 B.C.) | |
| Decoration: | Laurel leaves to left on rim, wave pattern to right on upper lip. Short-leaved palmettes under handle, with top of C 2003 054C palmette starting to turn out for handle attachment. Volutes spring out under palmettes. Three figures beneath band of laurel leaves on lower rim, all wearing himations. Two figures at right face to left, between them possibly torch flame. Figure at left faces right, stands before diskos or tympanon decorated with an X and four dots. | |
| Material: | Fine pinkish buff clay with rare 1 % medium micaceous inclusions | |
| Munsell Color: | 2.5YR 6/6 | |
| Condition: | Fragment. One rim fragment from krater found broken in many pieces numbered A-H, and J, nine fragments left in Lot-03-83. | |
| Manufacture: | C20 WM | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H 0.065 L 0.072 | |
| Dimensions Restored: | Diam. 0.040-0.50 (not well enough preserved to get an accurate measurement) | |
| Weight Description: | 0.080 | |
| Weight: | 0.080 | |
| Period: | 4th c. B.C. | |
| Chronology: | Third quarter 4th century B.C. | |
| Area: | Panaghia south | |
| Context: | NB959 B51 P128 | |
| NB959 B50 P125 | ||
| NB959 B51 P128, LOT 2003 079 | ||
| LOT 2003 079 | ||
| LOT 2003 082 | ||
| Provenance: | Attica | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Panaghia south Image: bw 2003 020 09a Basket: NB959 B50 P125 Basket: NB959 B51 P128 |
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