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Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Creator
Darius PainterPainter
All works by this person →The Darius Painter is the name of an artist who decorated pottery using the red-figure technique in Apulia in southern Italy in the late 300s B.C. As with most vase-painters, the real name of the Darius Painter is unknown, and he is identified only by the stylistic traits of his work. He is named for a vase in Naples that depicts Darius, a Persian king. The Darius Painter was one of the first to d
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- about 350 B.C.
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek (South Italian, Apulian)
- Department
- Vessels
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 0fd8ac23-4b35-4fc1-8d38-6f7aaa230a5f
From the Getty Museum record
A: youth to right, looking back, in three-quarter view. Only the head, chest and arms are preserved. Behind his back and over his left arm, a cloak with a wave-pattern border. At far left of the fragment, edge of a column (?) with added white. At far right, drapery, perhaps held by the youth, and a feature (another column?) from which most of the added white has flaked off. Interior, black.
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