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Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)

Attributed to Python
ca. 350–325 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Obverse, seated Dionysos
Reverse, satyr with phiale

The two sides of the vase are complementary: Dionysos receiving the offering from his satyr-attendant. The depiction of the wine god as a handsome youth is thoroughly South Italian. His special quality is further emphasized in that a tendril suffices to support his weight.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
  • Artist: Attributed to Python
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: ca. 350–325 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, South Italian, Paestan
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
  • Dimensions: H. 12 1/16 in. (30.7 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Jane Blaffer Owen Gift, in memory of Sarah Campbell Blaffer, 1976
  • Object Number: 1976.11.5
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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