Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)

Vases
Vase
The Met
Purchase, Jane Blaffer Owen Gift, in memory of Sarah Campbell Blaffer, 1976
1976.11.5
H. 12 1/16 in. (30.7 cm)
Greek, Paestan, South Italian
Terracotta; red-figure

Details

Obverse, seated Dionysos
Reverse, satyr with phiale

The two sides of the vase are complementary: Dionysos receiving the offering from his satyr-attendant. The depiction of the wine god as a handsome youth is thoroughly South Italian. His special quality is further emphasized in that a tendril suffices to support his weight.