Plaque: Satyr and Maenad

Terracotta relief of a man and woman dancing. The woman wears a long, sleeveless dress and has a snake coiled around her arm. The man is nude but for a lion skin. He spills wine from a jug into a leopard's mouth and holds or gestures to a tall plant stalk with a few large leaves, two fabric bows tied to it, and a pinecone on top.

Plaque: Satyr and Maenad

Description:
Plaque Depicting a Satyr and a Maenad
Artist:
Artist Unknown
Medium:
Terracotta
Dimensions:
H. 45.1 cm; W. 49.4 cm; D. 4.4 cm
Date:
Roman, Augustan or Julio-Claudian, 27 BCE–68 CE
Inventory Number:
12.232.8b
Lender:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Credit:
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1912
CC0 1.0, Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art