Center: Orpheus, nude with a folded mantle around his shoulders and left arm. Left: one of the Thracian maenads wears a chlamys over a chiton, with her hair bound by a sphendone. The three figures are set in an incised rock landscape atop a meander frieze. He holds an ivy staff in his right hand and pours wine from a kantharos with his left hand. He is bearded, and his long hair is encircled by an ivy wreath. In the center, Dionysus stands wearing a himation over a chiton. White paint is added to the tassel on the drum. Her hair is encircled with a wreath made of two snakes. Movement is indicated by her pose and the flowing skirt of her chiton, suggesting that she might be dancing. The satyr plays a flute, and wears a wreath on his head. SIDE A: Dionysus with a satyr and a maenad. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.Īttic red-figure bell krater. RobinsonĪsian and Mediterranean Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Robinson, Oxford, Mississippi, (by 1937-1959) bequest to the Fogg Museum, 1960. There are geometric motifs along the upper rim of the vessel and bordering the scene.īell Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Dionysos with Satyr and Maenad Death of OrpheusĬreation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica)ģ0 cm h x 25.2 cm diam. She holds a large disc and her head is bowed and legs bent, possibly dancing. The figure on the right is a woman and has a snake on her head.

The central figure has long hair, wears laurels and robes, and is holding a branch. The figure on the left is nude with laurels in his hair, and is seated playing a flute. It is painted black, and in red there are three figures. The vessel is a tall bowl with handles on either side.

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