Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Veii Painter

mid-5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, inside the tondo, a satyr to left, holding a drinking horn in his right hand; on the frieze surrounding the tondo, bearded, crouching satyr, grasping the left foot of the draped, reclining maenad; above the maenad, a thrysos with ivy leaves; above the right hand of the satyr, a drinking horn; reclining maenad, wearing a chiton, holding a thrysos in her left hand; Obverse, satyr to right, holding a thrysos in his left hand, and a wineskin draped over his left shoulder; draped maenad to right, holding a thrysos in her right hand; Reverse, draped maenad to right; satyr to left, with his left hand on his hip and his right hand on his knee; handle, part of handle patch, and palmettes and tendrils

Artist

Veii Painter

Date

mid-5th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011