Terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl)

Konnakis Group

ca. 350–325 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse, phlyax (comic actor) Reverse, vine Phlyax vases are characterized by the representation of a rustic comic figure wearing a short garment padded in front and behind, a large phallos, and tights. Phlyax plays parodied tragic drama or the Greek gods and heroes, or they focused on ridiculous aspects of daily life. The emphasis on color in Gnathian vases heightens the jollity of the actor here, who wears the mask of a slave and brandishes a torch.

Artist

Konnakis Group

Date

ca. 350–325 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Gnathian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1951