Pottery: Lucanian red-figured bell-krater. Designs red on black ground. Above the designs, laurel-wreath; below each, maeander and crosses. (a) In the centre is a youth seated on a rock to left, nude, with spear in left hand and right hand on his knee; on the left a female figure advances towards him, with close cap, long chiton and himation. On the right a female figure, attired as the other one, moves away, looking back. (b) Three ephebi conversing, wrapped in himatia, the centre one to left with right hand extended. --The British Museum
Pottery: red-figured bell-krater (wine-bowl). Designs red on black ground. Above the designs, laurel-wreath; below each, a band of maeander and crosses. (a) Departure of a warrior: In the centre is a youthful male figure to right, with chlamys over shoulders, spear in right hand, and shield (on which is the device of a star) resting against his hip; in left hand he holds out a pilos to a similar figure with spear in right hand and chlamys over left arm. On the left is a bearded male figure to right, with fillet, himation over left shoulder, and staff in right hand. (b) Three ephebi in himatia, the centre one to left; each of the others has a staff. --The British Museum, Trendall, A D, The Red-Figured Vases of Lucania, Campania and Sicily, Clarendon Press, 1967; A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893
Pottery: red-figured hydria (water jar). Design red on black ground. Round the lip, egg-moulding; on the neck, laurel-wreath; below the design, maeander. Toilet scene: In the centre is a female figure seated on a rock to left, with hair in a knot, ampyx, necklace, long girt chiton with stripe down the front, and staff in right hand; before her is a female figure with long girt chiton and diploidion with stripe down the side, holding over her head an opisthosphendone. On the right is a youth advancing with chlamys over his arms, in right hand a mirror. --The British Museum, Trendall, A D, The Red-Figured Vases of Lucania, Campania and Sicily, Clarendon Press, 1967; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893
Pottery: red-figured calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) showing four draped youths. On the other side is a scene of Odysseus and his companions preparing to blind the Cyclops. Two satyrs appear on the right, suggesting that the scene was inspired by Euripides' satyr play Cyclops. --The British Museum, Trendall, A D, The Red-Figured Vases of Lucania, Campania and Sicily, Clarendon Press, 1967
Pottery: red-figured calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Designs red on black ground, with white accessories. Large style, bordering on the grotesque; faces to front, elaborate costumes, and dramatic action. Above the designs, laurel-wreath and egg-moulding; below each, egg-moulding and palmette-patterns. (a) Dolon surprised by Odysseus and Diomedes: In the centre is Dolon moving to left, crouching in an attitude of surprise, and looking round; he has a moustache and whiskers, skin helmet, short girt chiton over which is a spotted skin tied in front, and quiver with wave-pattern slung at left side. His endromides are of skin with tops turned over, laced in front and fastened by a broad strap under the instep, leaving the toes and heel bare. In left hand he holds up his bow, in right he holds a spear which he endeavours to aim at Diomedes; the spear-head has a serrated edge. On either side, of him is a tree-trunk; on the left appears Odysseus, on the right Diomedes. Odysseus is bearded, and wears pilos, endromides of skin laced up in front, and chlamys with stripes and crenelle borders, and spots on the breast denoting fur (?), fastened with a fibula in front; he holds a short drawn sword in right hand, and his left hand is enveloped in a mantle and raised towards Dolon's right shoulder. Diomedes seizes Dolon with right hand; he is bearded, and wears high-crested helmet (geison and cheek-pieces, crest supported on figure of crouching wolf), endromides as Odysseus, chlamys with stripes and crenelle borders, fastened with a fibula in front and floating behind; in left hand two spears. The scene is closed in by a tree-trunk on either side. (b) Two groups: (1) Female figure to right, with short curly hair, necklace, long chiton, and bordered himation over left shoulder, holds out a wreath in right hand to a nude youth facing her, who holds out his right hand. (2) Female figure with hair in a knot, fillet wound round head, necklace, long girt chiton and apoptygma, holds out a wreath in right hand and an embroidered taenia in left to a youth wrapped in a himation. All four figures wear sandals. --The British Museum, Trendall, A D, The Red-Figured Vases of Lucania, Campania and Sicily, Clarendon Press, 1967; A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893
Pottery: red-figured calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Designs red on black ground, with white accessories. Large style, bordering on the grotesque; faces to front, elaborate costumes, and dramatic action. Above the designs, laurel-wreath and egg-moulding; below each, egg-moulding and palmette-patterns. (a) Dolon surprised by Odysseus and Diomedes: In the centre is Dolon moving to left, crouching in an attitude of surprise, and looking round; he has a moustache and whiskers, skin helmet, short girt chiton over which is a spotted skin tied in front, and quiver with wave-pattern slung at left side. His endromides are of skin with tops turned over, laced in front and fastened by a broad strap under the instep, leaving the toes and heel bare. In left hand he holds up his bow, in right he holds a spear which he endeavours to aim at Diomedes; the spear-head has a serrated edge. On either side, of him is a tree-trunk; on the left appears Odysseus, on the right Diomedes. Odysseus is bearded, and wears pilos, endromides of skin laced up in front, and chlamys with stripes and crenelle borders, and spots on the breast denoting fur (?), fastened with a fibula in front; he holds a short drawn sword in right hand, and his left hand is enveloped in a mantle and raised towards Dolon's right shoulder. Diomedes seizes Dolon with right hand; he is bearded, and wears high-crested helmet (geison and cheek-pieces, crest supported on figure of crouching wolf), endromides as Odysseus, chlamys with stripes and crenelle borders, fastened with a fibula in front and floating behind; in left hand two spears. The scene is closed in by a tree-trunk on either side. (b) Two groups: (1) Female figure to right, with short curly hair, necklace, long chiton, and bordered himation over left shoulder, holds out a wreath in right hand to a nude youth facing her, who holds out his right hand. (2) Female figure with hair in a knot, fillet wound round head, necklace, long girt chiton and apoptygma, holds out a wreath in right hand and an embroidered taenia in left to a youth wrapped in a himation. All four figures wear sandals. --The British Museum, Trendall, A D, The Red-Figured Vases of Lucania, Campania and Sicily, Clarendon Press, 1967; A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893
On left is a Bell krater, Old Catalogue 1290, Vase E500, measuring at 31 cm in height, 32.8 cm in diameter, and 2.2 kg in weight. The vase was created in Albano di Lucania, Basilicata, Italy and is housed at British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom under Repository ID: 1849,0518.12. Pottery: red-figured bell-krater. (a) Eos pursuing Kephalos. Eos, with long chiton, a mantle, and a broad fillet, runs to right, laying her right on the shoulder of Kephalos, a youth in a heavy mantle, who flees, looking back. On the left a similar youth, with a fillet, moves away to left, looking back. (b) A draped ephebos to left, his head uncovered, between two more draped ephebi, confronted, staff in hand. Late stage of good period. –The British Museum; On right is a Hydria, Vase E223, measuring at 34 cm in height, 29.2 cm in width, and 2 kg in weight. The vase was created in Albano di Lucania, Basilicata, Italy, discovered at Nola, Campania, Italy and is housed at British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom under Repository ID: 1867,0508.1128. Pottery: red-figured hydria (water jar). Three women at toilet (?). In the centre a woman in a saccos moves to right, holding out both hands towards one confronting her, who holds in both hands a taenia; between them is a calathos. On left a woman wearing an himation stands en face, but looking to right and holding up in her right a mirror. All three wear sleeved chiton: the two side figures have their hair looped up with a radiated stephane. Over the central figure is inscribed, AYTOΠΣΙA, Αυτοψία. Purple inscription. Brown markings of calathos. Eye in profile. Design curves over shoulder. Below, sets of three inlanders separated by red cross squares: above, a strip of laurel wreath. –The British Museum, Trendall, A D, The Red-Figured Vases of Lucania, Campania and Sicily, Clarendon Press, 1967; A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893
Pottery: red-figured bell-krater (wine-bowl). Designs red on black ground, with inner markings faintly traced in red. Above the designs, laurel-wreaths; below each, a band of maeander and crosses. (a) Zephyros pursuing Hyakinthos (?) or Eros and youth (?): Zephyros/Eros to right, nude, beardless, and winged, with hands extended, pursues Hyakinthos/youth, who is beardless, with fillet and chlamys over left arm, and moves away to right, looking back. (b) Two ephebi confronted, in himatia, with mouths open, as if conversing; the one on the left has a staff; between them hangs a pair of halteres. --The British Museum, Trendall, A D, The Red-Figured Vases of Lucania, Campania and Sicily, Clarendon Press, 1967; A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893
Pottery: red-figured bell-krater. (a) Eros playing astragali (knucklebones). On the right Eros, closely draped in a mantle, with wings raised, is seated to left on a square base jesting on a plinth; he stoops forward, supporting on the back of his right hand a number of astragali; a heap of others lie on the ground beside it. In the centre stands a nude ephebos (Ganymedes) leaning on a staff, who places with his right a circlet on the head of Eros. On the left a second ephebos, closely draped in a mantle, stands looking on, resting his left on a staff. (b) A draped ephebos to left, his head uncovered, between two more draped ephebi, confronted, staff in hand. --The British Museum, Trendall, A D, The Red-Figured Vases of Lucania, Campania and Sicily, Clarendon Press, 1967; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893
Pottery: Lucanian red-figured bell-krater. Designs red on black ground. Above the designs, laurel-wreath; below each, maeander and crosses. (a) In the centre is a youth seated on a rock to left, nude, with spear in left hand and right hand on his knee; on the left a female figure advances towards him, with close cap, long chiton and himation. On the right a female figure, attired as the other one, moves away, looking back. (b) Three ephebi conversing, wrapped in himatia, the centre one to left with right hand extended. --The British Museum