Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)

Attributed to the Brygos Painter

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157

Maenads in rocky landscape

The disparate handles increase the manipulability of the cup. The decoration shows two maenads (followers of Dionysos, the god of wine). The one on the obverse plays the flute as the lower border of her garment billows gently; her thyrsos, a fennel stalk crowned with ivy, has been set to one side. The maenad on the reverse bends and stretches vigorously, as indicated by her hair and the extremities of the feline pelt that stream out.

Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup), Attributed to the Brygos Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup), Attributed to the Brygos Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup), Attributed to the Brygos Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup), Attributed to the Brygos Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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