Terracotta fragments of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
One fragment shows the right arm and hand of a satyr, and part of his lower back, tail, right buttock, genitals, and right leg and foot; drapery of a maenad to right; the panel ornament is comprised of ivy (the hand of the satyr interrupts the ornament); a second fragment depicts the bent arm of a maenad to right, wearing a chiton; a filleted, bearded satyr, running to right, with his arms extended towards the draped maenad to the right of him; in between them, an ivy branch; above, at the shoulder, a band of tongues; a third fragment depicts the lower drapery of a maenad to right; below, above the foot, a band of rays; the panel ornament is comprised of ivy; a fourth fragment shows part of the right shoulder and bent right arm of a maenad to right, wearing a chiton; a fifth fragment depicts part of the panel ornament, which is comprised of ivy
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta fragments of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
- Period: Classical
- Date: 450–440 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: 2011.604.2.479a–e
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Greek
3rd or 4th century BCE (?)
Attributed to the Cavalcade Painter
ca. 590–570 BCE
ca. 7th century BCE
Greek, Attic
ca. 440–430 BCE
Greek or Italic
4th–1st century BCE
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