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| Keywords: Apulianizing Painter - Red-Figure Bell Krater with Three Women and Three Youths - Walters 482761 - Side A.jpg Here three women carry offerings a mirror and a tambourine in preparation for a ritual This scene is much more carefully executed than the one on the opposite side which shows three youths with mantles wrapped completely around their bodies Groups of two or three youths often appear on the backs of theses vases and these scenes are usually inferior to those on the front Depictions of small groups of people holding various objects are common on vases attributed to this painter who combines Apulian elements with Campanian features like the use of white to represent female skin ca 330 320 BC Hellenistic terracotta cm 39 69 37 47 ; at lip cm 37 46 diam accession number 48 2761 14868 Münzen und Medaillen A G Basel Switzerland 1983 Marilyn and Herbert Scher Pikesville MD 1983 by purchase Walters Art Museum Gift of Marilyn and Herbert Scher 2003 place of origin Campania Italy Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek red-figure pottery in the Walters Art Museum Apulianizing Painter Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Women in ancient Greek pottery | ||||
