Terracotta fragments of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)

Unknown

450–440 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

One fragment shows the right arm and hand of a satyr, and part of his lower back, tail, right buttock, genitals, and right leg and foot; drapery of a maenad to right; the panel ornament is comprised of ivy (the hand of the satyr interrupts the ornament); a second fragment depicts the bent arm of a maenad to right, wearing a chiton; a filleted, bearded satyr, running to right, with his arms extended towards the draped maenad to the right of him; in between them, an ivy branch; above, at the shoulder, a band of tongues; a third fragment depicts the lower drapery of a maenad to right; below, above the foot, a band of rays; the panel ornament is comprised of ivy; a fourth fragment shows part of the right shoulder and bent right arm of a maenad to right, wearing a chiton; a fifth fragment depicts part of the panel ornament, which is comprised of ivy

Artist

Unknown

Date

450–440 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