Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)

Python

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

Obverse, seated Dionysos Reverse, satyr with phiale The two sides of the vase are complementary: Dionysos receiving the offering from his satyr-attendant. The depiction of the wine god as a handsome youth is thoroughly South Italian. His special quality is further emphasized in that a tendril suffices to support his weight.

Artist

Python

Date

ca. 350–325 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, South Italian, Paestan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase, Jane Blaffer Owen Gift, in memory of Sarah Campbell Blaffer, 1976