Comic Scene, Bell-krater, Paestum (Illustration)

Illustration

by Trustees of the British Museum
published on 20 March 2013

Comic Scene, Bell-krater, Paestum — A red-figure bell-krater from Paestum 360-340 BCE. In a scene from Greek comedy, Dionysos is depicted with a comic actor balancing a basket on his head. The actor is in typical costume - padded stomach, added phallus and bearded mask.

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© Trustees of the British Museum. Republished under the British Museum Standard Terms of Use for non-profit educational purposes. Original image by Trustees of the British Museum. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 20 March 2013 under the following license: Copyright. You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

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Museum, T. O. T. B. (2013, March 20). Comic Scene, Bell-krater, Paestum. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/1119/

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Museum, Trustees O. T. B. "Comic Scene, Bell-krater, Paestum." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 20, 2013. https://www.ancient.eu/image/1119/.

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Museum, Trustees O. T. B. "Comic Scene, Bell-krater, Paestum." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 20 Mar 2013. Web. 16 Oct 2019.