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Greek, South Italian, Lucanian
Head and arms of an Amazon with a spear
This detail from a mythological representation with numerous figures highlights the ease and rapidity with which the artist handled both the glaze line and the dilute glaze.
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Title: Fragment of a terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
Period: Classical
Date: late 5th century BCE
Culture: Greek, South Italian, Lucanian
Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of Herbert A. Cahn, 1962
Object Number: 62.88.3
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