Terracotta fragment of an amphora (jar)

Unknown

530–520 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Terracotta fragment of an amphora (jar) — Unknown

In the center, a symposiast (Dionysos?) reclining on a kline, with his himation draped around his waist and legs, with his left elbow resting on a cushion, and his right arm extended; on the left, head, right forearm, and hands of a filleted satyr, bending to right; on the right, bearded satyr to right, with his upper torso in three-quarter view, looking to left; behind the symposiast, vines

Artist
Unknown
Date
530–520 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

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