Gnathian Bell Krater

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Title (Dublin Core): Gnathian Bell Krater
Description (Dublin Core): “Black body with tendril of ivy leaves and grape clusters in added white. On the front, a figure of an old man with a swollen belly and an oversize phallus wearing a cloak stands in a rocky landscape. His wrists are bound. Below him to left is a crow. The scene is a parody of Prometheus bound to a rock having his liver eaten by an eagle.”
Identifier (Dublin Core): Promethean_Iconography_2
Creator (Dublin Core): Konnakis Painter
Date (Dublin Core): circa 360-350 B.C.E.
Spatial Coverage (Dublin Core): Egnazia (deserted settlement)
Relation (Dublin Core): The Getty
Format (Dublin Core): Ceramic (material)
Type (Dublin Core): bell kraters; terracotta (clay material)
Subject (Dublin Core): Prometheus (Greek deity); Torture of Prometheus (Greek narrative)
Source (Dublin Core): Gnathian Bell Krater from The Getty
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