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Bell krater with Dionysos and retinue
Bell krater with Dionysos and retinue

Bell krater with Dionysos and retinue

Datecirca 400–370 BCE
MediumTerracotta, red-figure
DimensionsH. 15 1/2 x Max. Diam of body 15 3/4 in. (39.4 x 40 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen
Object numberG.57.14.25
On View
On view
ProvenanceWith Spink & Sons, London, 1942 (per Beazley, Attic Red-Figure Vase Painters, 1942, p.873); [Sale, London, Sotheby's, June 27, 1955, lot 123]; Sale, New York, O'Reilly's Plaza Art Galleries, Dec. 8, 1955, lot 125, illus. (b-w); Dr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen, Guilford, CT; given to NCMA, 1957.
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