Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Obverse, chorus of satyrs
Reverse, youths
The inscription "singers at the Panathenaia" offers some explanation of the subject on the obverse. Three Papposilenoi—old satyrs—hold lyres and move toward a man with a pair of flutes. These are costumed performers who played some part in the festival that took place annually in honor of Athena, the patron goddess of Athens.
Reverse, youths
The inscription "singers at the Panathenaia" offers some explanation of the subject on the obverse. Three Papposilenoi—old satyrs—hold lyres and move toward a man with a pair of flutes. These are costumed performers who played some part in the festival that took place annually in honor of Athena, the patron goddess of Athens.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
- Artist: Attributed to Polion
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 420 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 11 5/16 in. (28.7 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1925
- Object Number: 25.78.66
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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