ATTRIBUTED TO THE GROUP OF POLYGNOTOS EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN ATTIC RED-FIGURE BELL-KRATER
attributed to the group of polygnotos
early 4th century b.c.
The A-side with a draped youth driving a quadriga to the right, the four horses overlapping as they extend across the panel, each with a dotted-square cheek-pieces, with Nike flying above offering a fillet to the driver, a stele in the background at the center; the B-side with a winged Nike approaching a draped youth and a bearded man, her right hand extended toward them; a band of laurel below the rim, a band of meander and saltire squares below the scenes, tendrils and palmettes below the handles, the handle roots ringed with a band of tongues
11 in. (29.8 cm) high
attributed to the group of polygnotos
early 4th century b.c.
The A-side with a draped youth driving a quadriga to the right, the four horses overlapping as they extend across the panel, each with a dotted-square cheek-pieces, with Nike flying above offering a fillet to the driver, a stele in the background at the center; the B-side with a winged Nike approaching a draped youth and a bearded man, her right hand extended toward them; a band of laurel below the rim, a band of meander and saltire squares below the scenes, tendrils and palmettes below the handles, the handle roots ringed with a band of tongues
11 in. (29.8 cm) high