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Bell krater

400–380 B.C.
Place of ManufactureSicily, Italy
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Red Figure
DimensionsHeight: 36.2 cm (14 1/4 in.); diameter: 37.7 cm (14 13/16 in.)
Credit LinePartial gift of Peter and Mary Lee Aldrich
Accession number1995.840
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy 1989: with Sotheby's, 34-35 New Bond Street, London W1A 2AA (Sotheby's auction, December 11, 1989, lot 177); purchased at the Sotheby's auction by Peter and Mary Lee Aldrich; partial gift to MFA from Peter and Mary Lee Aldrich, December 1995; accessioned, January 24, 1996
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The Monash Group
about 360–350 B.C.
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Mixing bowl (column-krater)
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Drinking cup (kantharos)
The Kantharos Group
about 320–310 B.C.
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The Kantharos Group
about 320–310 B.C.
Situla with an Amazonomachy scene
The Group of Copenhagen 2443
340–330 B.C.
Knob-handled patera
The Perrone-Phrixos Group
340–330 B.C.
Pitcher (trefoil oinochoe)
Pilos Head Group
about 340 B.C.
Amphora
The Black and White Stripe Group
360–350 B.C.
Phiale mesompholos
The Fluid Group
330–320 B.C.