Terracotta fragment of a pelike (jar)

Unknown

first quarter of the 5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Part of one handle; at the shoulder, a band of tongues; below, inside of the panel, a wreathed, bearded satyr to right, carrying a stick; at each end of the stick, two pointed amphorae lashed together at the handles; the panel ornament is comprised of a dot net pattern

Artist

Unknown

Date

first quarter of the 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