Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with two vertical handles): heads of a satyr and a woman

Attributed to Aison
Attributed to the Class V: The Spetia Class of Head Vases

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 159

Obverse and reverse, libation scenes

The canonical kantharos was a drinking cup. This example is special because of the spout introduced into the woman's neck, a feature suggesting that the vase may have been used for offerings. The rendering of the satyr's head is impressively plastic, indeed sculptural.

Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with two vertical handles): heads of a satyr and a woman, Attributed to Aison, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with two vertical handles): heads of a satyr and a woman, Attributed to Aison, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with two vertical handles): heads of a satyr and a woman, Attributed to Aison, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with two vertical handles): heads of a satyr and a woman, Attributed to Aison, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with two vertical handles): heads of a satyr and a woman, Attributed to Aison, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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