Terracotta aryballos (oil flask)

New York Comast Painter

ca. 620–590 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Komasts (padded dancers) During the Early Corinthian period, there seem to have been workshops specializing in aryballoi decorated with komasts. These dancers performed in observances dedicated to the god Dionysos. However, on vases that were produced in quantity, such as this one, it is likely that the iconography is conventional rather than significant in any specific sense.

Artist

New York Comast Painter

Date

ca. 620–590 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Corinthian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1906