Bell Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Two Silenoi with Maidens; Draped Youths
420-410 BCE
Artists
Description
On one side, two pairs of satyrs conversing with maidens. The satyrs are nearly identical, both rest a foot on a rock, hold a thyros (ivy-topped staff associated with Dionysos) in their right hand, and gesture towards the maiden with their left hand. The satyr at left is bald. Both satyrs have small hairs on their stomachs rendered in light strokes of dilute gloss. The woman at left is draped in a chiton and rests her left hand on her hip. At right, the woman wears a chiton, belted at the waist, and her hair is tucked into a cap (sakkos). On the other side are three youths draped in mantels (himatia). The figure in the center faces left, in conversation with the second youth at far left who holds a staff in his left hand.
Dimensions
38.5 x 38.6 cm (15 3/16 x 15 3/16 in.)
Provenance
Franz Trau Collection, Vienna. David M. Robinson, Baltimore, MD (by 1960), bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1960.
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