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Filtering by: Institution British Museum Research Repository Creator Villing, AlexandraBritish Museum Availability External link (access may be restricted) Keyword Apulian pottery

2014

Journal article

Dangerous perfection’ and an old puzzle resolved: a ‘new’ Apulian krater inspired by Euripides

An Apulian calyx krater attributed to the Underworld Painter that entered the British Museum in 1867 as part of the collection of the Duc de Blacas (GR 1867,0508.1335, Vase F270) has long puzzled scholars on account of its enigmatic iconography, seemingly representing Orpheus and Cerberus in the Underworld. Yet cleaning...

Euripides, Apulian pottery, and Greek tragedy