A Greek, Attic terracotta bell-krater attributed to the Painter of London E 497, ca. 440 BCE, Classical period. The Metropolitan Museum's own catalogue tags the vase with Orpheus, alongside Men, Women, Musicians and Lyres, identifying the standard subject of Orpheus playing among his listeners, though the museum's record carries no narrative description of the scene. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 24.97.30, Greek and Roman Art department, Fletcher Fund, 1924.
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Origins
Date of Creation Attributed ToPainter of London E 497 1 Subject Matter
Depicted SubjectOrpheus, the legendary Thracian poet and musician of Greek myth, shown among listeners 1 Custody
Current LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1 Current CustodianThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 Custody History Attributions
TraditionAncient Greek religion and mythology 1 Physical Form
Dimensions11 5/8 × 13 3/4 × 12 13/16 in. (29.5 × 34.9 × 32.5 cm) 1 Rights and Reproduction
Reproduction and CopyrightThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has designated this work as being in the public domain and makes it available through its Open Access policy; no permission is required for reproduction. 1 Medium (class) Connections
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Source Terracotta Bell-Krater, accession 24.97.30 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Depicts
Orpheus, Figures The Met's own catalogue tags this Attic bell-krater with Orpheus, its own controlled-vocabulary identification of the vase's subject, though the record carries no narrative sentence naming the moment, hence stance associated rather than holds.
Source Terracotta Bell-Krater, accession 24.97.30 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Source Terracotta Bell-Krater, accession 24.97.30 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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1. Terracotta Bell-Krater, accession 24.97.30 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 24.97.30
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A Greek, Attic terracotta bell-krater attributed to the Painter of London E 497, ca.
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