Collection: | Tampa Museum of Art |
Summary: | Side A: Dionysos with satyr and maenad. Side B: satyr and maenad |
Ware: | Attic Red Figure |
Painter: | Attributed to the Painter of Athens 14627 |
Date: | ca. 420 BC |
Dimensions: | H. 0.331 m. |
Primary Citation: | |
Shape: | Calyx krater |
Beazley Number: | 340104 |
Period: | Classical |
Condition:
Misfiring on Side B.
Decoration Description:
Side A: Dionysos at center with a cloak over his shoulder and radiate crowns on his head. He holds a thyrsos in his right hand and grasps a maenad holding a tympanum in his left hand. The maenad has a nude torso with a himation around lower body and shoulders. Both figures stride to the right. At left, a satyr holds a basket in his outstretched left hand. The satyr has a fillet tied to his left wrist. Bunches of grapes and vines are seen in the background. There is a stump at right. The tympanum and maenad skin are white.
Side B: altar above at far left. A satyr at left puts his left foot on a short stump. A maenad at right runs to the right with a basket of offerings and a tympanum with a star device. She wears a peplos and a kekryphalos. In front of her at right is a stele.
Meanders and one cross square occur on each side below the scene. There is a laurel band under the rim.
Shape Description:
Rim warped in drying and cracked. Repaired with wet clay before glazing and firing.
Collection History:
Tampa Museum of Art, Joseph Veach Noble Collection.