Bell Krater Attributed to the Phyton Painter or the Boston Orestes Painter in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, June 2018

Red-Figure Bell-Krater (Mixing Bowl) (Primary Title)

attributed to, Python Painter (Artist)
Boston Orestes Painter (Artist)

Date: 330-310 BC

Culture: Greek (South Italian, Paestan)

Category: Ceramics
Containers-Vessels

Medium: terracotta

Collection: Ancient Art

Geography: South Italy

Dimensions: Overall: 16 × 15 5/8 in. (40.64 × 39.69 cm)

Object Number: 81.72

In Greek and Roman religion, offerings were made to the gods prior to most undertakings. Here a warrior prepares to depart for war while a woman pours out a libration (liquid offering). The woman’s headdress and the feathers on the warrior’s helmet are native Italic attire, not Greek, which suggests that the vase was made for the native market.


Text from: www.vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-12960883