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Titles |
Column Krater with Animal Hunt: |
Name |
Trustees of the British Museum |
Name |
Andromeda Group |
Type of Resource |
three dimensional object |
Genre |
Pottery |
Abstract |
Black-figure column krater depicting a boar hunt. A boar stands in the middle with hunting dogs on either side, along with nude hunters attacking the boar with spears. Inscriptions are found at the top of the images, recording the names of the hunters. |
Physical Location |
British Museum |
URL |
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=462414&partId=1&searchText=sport |
Extent |
H: 30.9 cm ; Dia: 27.6 cm |
Form |
tactile material |
Note |
Dates to c. 575-550 BCE. The names of the hunters are Polydas, Antiphatas, Polyphas, and Eudoras. |
Access Condition |
Attributed to the Trustees of the British Museum under the license CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
Access Condition |
CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
Subject Local Name |
--Black-Figure--Column Krater--Late Corinthian--Greek--Beast Hunt--Boar--Hunter--Male--Nudity--Inscription--Dog------6th c. BCE |
Note |
British Museum. “The Hunt Krater.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed May 19, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=462414&partId=1&searchText=sport |