Amphora: Maenad and Satyrs

Two-handled, tapered vessel glazed in orange and black that depicts a woman in a long dress, with a large circular shawl draped over her outstretched arms like wings. She wears an ivy or grape-leaf crown and a leopard skin tied by the paws around her neck. She faces a nude, bearded male figure with a tail. He also wears an ivy or grapeleaf crown and plays a double-flute.

Amphora: Maenad and Satyrs

Description:
Two-Handled Amphora Depicting a Maenad and a Flute-Playing Satyr, and a Satyr Dancing with Krotala (Wooden Clappers)
Artist:
The Briseis Painter
Medium:
Terracotta; red figure
Dimensions:
H. 28.4 cm; W. TK cm; D. TK cm LENDER WILL NOT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DIMS
Context:
Athens, Attica, Greece
Date:
Early Classical, ca. 470 BCE
Inventory Number:
01.8028
Lender:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Credit:
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Photograph © 2019 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston