Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Obverse and reverse, satyr and maenad
The aggression between the satyrs and maenads (male and female followers of Dionysos, the god of wine) permits the painter here to depict exceptionally animated figures and drapery.
The aggression between the satyrs and maenads (male and female followers of Dionysos, the god of wine) permits the painter here to depict exceptionally animated figures and drapery.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
- Artist: Recalls the Aberdeen Painter
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 450 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm); diameter of mouth 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
- Object Number: 22.139.29
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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