Youthful Dionysus being served by Meanads and Eros

Group of the Dublin Situlae (active ca. 365-350 BCE in Apulia)


Item type:
decorative art
Date of creation:
ca. 350 BCE
Height:
30.3 cm  (11 15/16 in.)
Width:
24.4 cm  (9 5/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
red-figure terracotta

    Item location

  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    [Museum inv. no.: 1977.179]Was found online in Cleveland Museum collection in 2012, but is not found as of April 2013.

Description

Three meanads stand by the seated Dionysus. One holds a jingle ring, one plays a jingle ring, and one holds what may be a tambourine or frame drum.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Jingle [2873]
Tambourine [2746]
Frame drum [2598]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

2199