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title: Comic Scene, Bell-krater, Paestum
author: Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1119/comic-scene-bell-krater-paestum/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Comic Scene, Bell-krater, Paestum
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1119.jpg)
## Image Caption
A red-figure bell-krater from [Paestum](https://www.worldhistory.org/Paestum/) 360-340 BCE. In a scene from [Greek comedy](https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Comedy/), [Dionysos](https://www.worldhistory.org/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.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, T. o. t. B. (2013, March 20). Comic Scene, Bell-krater, Paestum. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, Trustees of the British. "Comic Scene, Bell-krater, Paestum." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 20, 2013. .
### MLA
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