Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Attributed to the Veii Painter

mid-5th century BCE

Not on view

Interior, inside the tondo, a satyr to left, holding a drinking horn in his right hand; on the frieze surrounding the tondo, bearded, crouching satyr, grasping the left foot of the draped, reclining maenad; above the maenad, a thrysos with ivy leaves; above the right hand of the satyr, a drinking horn; reclining maenad, wearing a chiton, holding a thrysos in her left hand; Obverse, satyr to right, holding a thrysos in his left hand, and a wineskin draped over his left shoulder; draped maenad to right, holding a thrysos in her right hand; Reverse, draped maenad to right; satyr to left, with his left hand on his hip and his right hand on his knee; handle, part of handle patch, and palmettes and tendrils

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Title: Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
Artist: Attributed to the Veii Painter ? [DvB]
Period: Classical
Date: mid-5th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
Object Number: 2011.604.1.7984
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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