Apulian Bell Krater

A: bearded satyr, holding a box in his left hand, approaching a maenad, who moves to right while looking back toward the satyr. She wears a chiton with a black stripe down the side. Her right arm is outstretched toward the satyr, and in her left hand she holds a thyrsos.

B, two draped youths flanking a Doric column. Each youth holds a staff in his right hand and wears a himation draped so as to leave the right shoulder and arm exposed. The himatia have plain black borders, wavy in the bottom corners and assuming an S-like appearance on the overhang of the youth to left.

Broken and repaired with six lead clamps in antiquity. Mouth and part of body subsequently broken and reconstructed. Numerous chips and nicks. Incrustation remains on interior and especially on the foot. Underside of foot is covered with a red wash. The krater has a flaring rim, upswung horizontal handles, slightly convex cylindrical body tapering to foot, with very short stem; ring foot with reserved groove at top. Under rim: laurel wreath to left between two reserved lines. Below each picture: meander pattern beginning with and interrupted by saltire squares. Around handle-roots: black tongues; between handle-roots: reserved. On both sides of pictures: simple scrolls.

After Jentoft-Nilsen, M. R. and Trendall, A.D., CVA Malibu 3 (1990).