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Obverse, Dionysos with satyrs and maenads
Reverse, maenad between Pan and satyr
As early Lucanian vases show the effect of Athenian vase-painting on South Italian artists, so this complex and carefully executed work reflects an early stage of Athenian influence in Etruria.
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Title: Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
Period: Classical
Date: early 4th century BCE
Culture: Etruscan, Faliscan
Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
Dimensions:
H. 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm)
diameter 19 7/16 in. (49.4 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1896
Object Number: 96.18.37
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