Vases Red-figure Krater Apulian Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment

Apulian Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment

Red-figure Darius Painter · Krater · about 350 B.C.
Herakles threatening the Egyptian king Busiris. Herakles wears a laurel wreath on his head, and a baldric across his body. A lion-skin is draped over his left arm and he holds out his bow. From the side of his head, a reserved rectangular feature that could be his club. Busiris wears a short-sleeved belted tunic over a red long-sleeved garment, with a double bandolier across his chest. He is bearded and bears a Phrygian cap (red) on his head. He gestures in supplication towards Herakles, and holds staff in his left hand.
At the top of the fragment are the legs of a draped figure wearing sandals and seated in a three-quarter view to right. Preserved at the top edge is perhaps a bit of drapery. The two small reserved areas on the right edge are unidentifiable.
Interior, black.
Shape
Technique
Date
about 350 B.C.
Culture
Greek (South Italian, Apulian)
Painter
Attribution
Attributed
Dimensions
H: 11.70 cm W: 13.70 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
86.AE.414.1
Image Source
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Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)