Dionysos and companions; three maenads

Group of Louvre F 314 (active ca. 520-500 BCE) (attributed to)


Item type:
vessel
Date of creation:
525-500 BCE
Height:
30.5 cm  (12 in.)
Technique / Medium:
black-figure terracotta

Additional titles

Terracotta stamnos (jar)

    Item location

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
    [Museum inv. no.: 96.18.51]

Description

Side A: A satyr playing kithara facing a maenad, the satyr's right hand is holding the plektron, the left hand is on the strings (five strings depicted), a cover is hanging from the instrument; behind the saytr Dionysos holding a kantharos in the left hands; behind Dionysos another maenad; Side B: Three maenads (probably dancing, image of one is damaged); one of them is holding a pair of crotolas.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Kithara [4940]
Crotala

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

3858