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ID: 700006647
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006647
Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1
Fragment of an Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater (bell krater; Black Fury Group (Greek (Apulian), active early 300s B.C.) (...; about 375 - 350 BCE; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 86.AE.417)
Note: Fragment of an Apulian bell krater depicting the partial figure of Scylla. She holds a conch shell in her right hand and a trident in her left. Dolphins appear in the water before her. Parts of other figures are above and in front of her, consisting of drapery patterned with stars and a wing, and the right leg and partial chest of a bull. From Scylla's waist emerge the foreparts of a goat and a dog, and part of her scaly tail is preserved behind her. The piece is composed of three joined fragments, with some area of fill.
Titles:
Fragment of an Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)
Mixing Vessel Fragment with Scylla (C,U,English,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
bell krater [300198857] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by form>, vessels (containers), kraters)
fragment (object portion) [300117130]
..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by general context>, object portions (components by general context))

Classifications:
vessels / containers (preferred)

Creation Date: about 375 - 350 BCE

Creator Display:
Black Fury Group (Greek (Apulian), active early 300s B.C.) (Greek (Apulian) Painter) [preferred,JPGM]
Black Fury Group (Greek vase painters, active ca. 370 BCE in Apulia) [500022318]
Locations:
Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500125181] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)
Repository Numbers: 86.AE.417
Other: Creation: Puglia [7010380] Italy (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Display Materials: Terracotta
terracotta (clay material) [300010669]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>)

Dimensions: Object: H: 19 x W: 18.5 cm (7 1/2 x 7 5/16 in.)
Cultures:
Ancient Italian (preferred)
Apulian

Style/Period/Group/Movement:
Classical [300020093] (preferred,style)
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Aegean, Aegean periods, Ancient Greek (culture or style))
Red-figure [300020201] (style)
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Aegean, Aegean styles, Aegean pottery styles, Greek vase painting styles)

General Subject:
human figures (preferred)
animals

Specific Subjects:
Scylla [901000582]
.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)
bull (animal) [300250117]
.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), <mammals by sex or age>) (AAT)
dolphins (animals) [300250159]
.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Cetacea (order)) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works
Sources and Contributors:
Fragment of an Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater........ [JPGM,VP]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Mixing Vessel Fragment with Scylla........ [JPGM]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]
Note:
English ..... [JPGM,VP]
..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
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