Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)

Greek, Attic

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 155

Obverse and reverse, between eyes, mask of Dionysos and of a satyr

During the last quarter of the sixth century B.C., the decoration of many drinking vessels consisted of themes relating to Dionysos, the god of wine. Here the main subject is a mask of Dionysos; a frequent alternative is the mask of a satyr. The popularity of the wine god in Archaic Attic art reflects initiatives of the ruling family, the Peisistratids, that concerned cults, festivals, and public performances involving Dionysos.

Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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