Terracotta stamnos (jar)

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ca. 350 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse and reverse, satyr and maenad Falerii Veteres (modern Civita Castellana) was the home of a very active pottery workshop beginning about 380 and continuing throughout the rest of the fourth century B.C. It supplied vases, especially large banquet shapes like the stamnos, to clients along the Tiber Valley. This stamnos depicts a favorite subject ultimately derived from Attic prototypes, satyrs cavorting with maenads.

Artist

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Date

ca. 350 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Faliscan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase by subscription, 1896