7/1/2023 0 Comments Download bell krater![]() ![]() The firing was stopped before the slip turned red once again. Description Broken from the upper wall of a large mixing vessel, this fragment shows the head of a woman wearing an earring and an elaborate ribbon in her hair. (Metropolitan Museum of Art) License & Copyright © Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. Ttwo women listen while a third plays the lyre. ![]() Did you know An inscription identifies this woman as Aglauros, an Athenian princess. published on 06 June 2021 Download Full Size Image A relaxed scene from a krater (wine-mixing vessel). The fresh oxygen supply turned the pottery back to red. Download the free ArtLens App available in the App storeand Google Play store. The kiln was then starved of oxygen and filled with carbon monoxide (by using wet fuel), causing the slip to turn black. Careful control of the firing process allowed Greek potters to oxidise the body of the pot, turning it red, by keeping the kiln well ventilated. The vase is decorated in the 'red figure' technique in which the areas surrounding the figures are painted in a slip (mixture of clay and water), leaving the red pottery showing through. These formed the nucleus for Hope's own collection of vases, which he displayed at Duchess Street. In 1801 Hope purchased the second collection of ancient vases formed by Sir William Hamilton, formerly the British Ambassador to the Naples court. ![]() (1807), illustrating objects he had designed for his London house at Duchess Street. The most important of these publications was Household Furniture and Interior Decoration. The vase was once owned by Thomas Hope (1769-1831), the collector, connoisseur, patron and designer, who published a number of influential books of designs. The krater was an ancient Greek vase with two handles that was used to mix wine and water. Title: Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) Artist: Attributed to the Persephone Painter. ![]()
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