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Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles): two female heads

Attributed to the Brygos Painter
ca. 490–480 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157
Obverse, satyr playing aulos (double flute)
Reverse, satyr playing krotala (castanets)

The form and iconography strongly suggest that this vase was used in a symposium (drinking party). The satyrs are particularly winning—they provide entertainment for the gathering and enjoy it at the same time.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles): two female heads
  • Artist: Attributed to the Brygos Painter
  • Artist: Attributed to the Providence Class of Head Vases
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: ca. 490–480 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
  • Dimensions: H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
    diameter 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
  • Object Number: 12.234.5
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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