Neck of a terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Harrow Painter
ca. 490 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
Satyr in the palaistra (exercise ground) The satyr stands with his left arm akimbo and his right hand holding a pair of jumping weights. On the ground to either side are a diskos and a pick for loosening soil. During the first half of the fifth century, artists often showed satyrs engaged in human activities, such as cooking, writing, and exercising.
- Artist
- Harrow Painter
- Date
- ca. 490 BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek, Attic
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1912
