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Terracotta situla (bucket)

Attributed to the Lycurgus Painter
ca. 360–340 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 161
Dionysos among satyrs and maenads. On the bottom, round face

A situla is a bucket that served to decant wine. The shape is well attested in metal examples and in terracotta counterparts of different types. This piece presents a spirited depiction of the wine-god Dionysos driving his griffin-drawn chariot to a gathering of his followers. Particularly engaging is the old satyr dipping a jug into the decorated calyx-krater, probably to fill the libation bowl in his left hand. On the back, Dionysos is seated between a satyr and a maenad and is surrounded by attributes, including a fawn, a cista (cylindrical box), and wreaths.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta situla (bucket)
  • Artist: Attributed to the Lycurgus Painter
  • Period: Late Classical
  • Date: ca. 360–340 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, South Italian, Apulian
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
  • Dimensions: H. 10 11/16 in. (27.1 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956
  • Object Number: 56.171.64
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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