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ATTRIBUTED TO THE CREUSA PAINTER, CIRCA 380 B.C.
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A LUCANIAN RED-FIGURED BELL-KRATER
ATTRIBUTED TO THE CREUSA PAINTER, CIRCA 380 B.C.
The obverse with a nude youthful Herakles standing at the center, holding his club in his right hand, a bow in his left, wearing a bow case (gorytos) across his chest and a wreath of laurel in his short locks, flanked by two standing draped female figures, the one to the left holding a spear in her right hand, her left arm akimbo, a shield resting against her hip, the figure to the right veiled, offering a fillet to Herakles; the reverse with three draped youths; a band of meander and saltire squares below the scenes, a band of laurel above
13 in. (33 cm.) high
ATTRIBUTED TO THE CREUSA PAINTER, CIRCA 380 B.C.
The obverse with a nude youthful Herakles standing at the center, holding his club in his right hand, a bow in his left, wearing a bow case (gorytos) across his chest and a wreath of laurel in his short locks, flanked by two standing draped female figures, the one to the left holding a spear in her right hand, her left arm akimbo, a shield resting against her hip, the figure to the right veiled, offering a fillet to Herakles; the reverse with three draped youths; a band of meander and saltire squares below the scenes, a band of laurel above
13 in. (33 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Dr. N.P., Baden-Württemberg, prior to 1977.
Literature
W. Hornbostel, ed., Kunst der Antike, Schätze aus Norddeutschem Privatbesitz, Mainz, 1977, no. 337.
A.D. Trendall, The Red-Figured Vases of Lucania, Campania and Sicily, Third Supplement, 3, London, 1983, no. C40, p. 47.
A.D. Trendall, The Red-Figured Vases of Lucania, Campania and Sicily, Third Supplement, 3, London, 1983, no. C40, p. 47.