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Red-Figure Column Krater (Mixing Vessel): Satyrs Pursuing Maenads
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Red-Figure Column Krater (Mixing Vessel): Satyrs Pursuing Maenads

Naples Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 450–430 BCE), artist · 440–430 BCE · ceramic

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About this work

Two satyr-maenad pairs rush across this vase, similar but not identical to one another. The leading satyr is balding and infibulated, the trailing one more hirsute; the leading maenad carries a thyrsos , the trailing one two torches. On the reverse, a stock scene appears, with three youths standing, as if in conversation.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineRed-Figure Column Krater (Mixing Vessel): Satyrs Pursuing Maenads, 440–430 BCE. Attributed to Naples Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 450–430 BCE). Ceramic; overall: 41.5 cm (16 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1924.533

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