Fragmentary terracotta rhyton (vase for libations or drinking)
Remains of two figures
The predilection for vases in figural form continued throughout the fifth century B.C. During the middle of the century, the workshop of the Sotades Painter was the most active and creative source. Whereas head vases, occasionally with two heads conjoined, were popular in the 490s and 480s, the next generation of artists introduced the conceit of combining the heads of different animals, in this case, a donkey and a ram. The painted scene probably showed a satyr and a maenad.
The predilection for vases in figural form continued throughout the fifth century B.C. During the middle of the century, the workshop of the Sotades Painter was the most active and creative source. Whereas head vases, occasionally with two heads conjoined, were popular in the 490s and 480s, the next generation of artists introduced the conceit of combining the heads of different animals, in this case, a donkey and a ram. The painted scene probably showed a satyr and a maenad.
Artwork Details
- Title: Fragmentary terracotta rhyton (vase for libations or drinking)
- Artist: Attributed to the manner of the Sotades Painter
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 460–450 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
length 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
- Object Number: 06.1099
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Sotades Painter
ca. 450–400 BCE
Hieron
Makron
ca. 480 BCE
Greek, South Italian, Campanian
4th century BCE
Greek, Attic
late 10th–early 9th century BCE
Greek, Attic
mid-4th century BCE
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