Mixing Bowl (Column Krater) with Dancing Satyrs
Mixing Bowl (Column Krater) with Dancing Satyrs
Artist
Painter of the Group of Munich 892
(Etruscan, active c. 500-475 BCE)
Period
Early Etruscan
(Etruscan, 9th century-4th century BCE)
Place of OriginItaly, reportedly from Bolsena
Date470-460 BCE
Dimensions9 7/8 × 9 in. (25.1 × 22.9 cm)
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.1240
Not on View
DescriptionBlack-figure, wheel-thrown, slip decorated
Label TextThis black-figure column krater was crafted in Etruria between 470 and 460 BCE. Kraters, large vessels used for mixing wine and water, were common in symposia (drinking parties) across the ancient Mediterranean. The front of this krater (Side A) depicts a satyr and a woman, while the back (Side B) features two women—one playing an aulos (a double-reed instrument) and the other in a dancing pose.Published ReferencesSchwarz, S.J., "A Vulci Vase in the Getty Museum," in Greek Vases in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 1983, p. 125, nr. 9 (attributed to Group of Munich).
Henriksson, Britten, Satyrs in Etruria. A study of a theme on Etruscan black-figure vases, Göteborg, 2007, revised 2008, pl. 67, n. 3.58.
Unidentified, Gorgoneion Group
about 560 BCE
The Acheloos Painter, Leagros Group
about 510-500 BCE
The Acheloos Painter, Leagros Group
about 510 BCE
A painter related to the Columbus Painter and the Luxur Group
about 600 BCE
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