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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.388
People
Medea Group
Title
Neck Amphora (storage vessel): Dionysos and maenad; satyr and maenad
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
520 BCE-510 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/289363

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Black-figure
Dimensions
H. 29.5 × Rim Diam. 13.1 cm (11 5/8 × 5 3/16 in.)
Diam. at foot 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Dr. Henry Middleton Fisher, Philadelphia, PA (by 1939), by descent; to his great nephew Mr. Thomas Pym Cope, Boston, MA (1939-1977), by inheritance; to his widow Elizabeth W. Cope, Lincoln, MA (1977-1979) bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1979.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Mrs. Thomas Pym Cope
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.388
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Side A: On the left, a bearded Dionysos faces right, holding a drinking horn in both hands. Opposite the god stands a maenad with a pitcher in her right hand. Twisting ivy wreaths decorate the background including the space between both figures.

Side B: On the left, a satyr chases a maenad, running to the right. The maenad, looks back at the satyr while fleeing right. The satyr holds a pigskin on his back while lifting his left arm towards the maenad. His abdominal muscles are carefully rendered and his red beard is indicated with added red. The maenad bends her left arm, resting on her hip, and raises her right arm to the breast. She wears a long chiton and red band in her hair. A twisted ivy wreath appears between the two figures.

Neck amphora with double-reeded handles, flared lip, and convex foot. On each side are red, figural panels bordered on four sides by decorative bands. A band of palmettes surrounds the neck.

Verification Level

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