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Reveling satyrs attic psykter.
Earlier psykters had no handles.
In the british museum london.
In the british museum london.
He is seated above them to.
Courtesy of the trustees of the british museum the red figure style in pottery was appeared around 530 b c.
Smikros 33 25 5 cm 13 10 1 16 in 82 ae 53.
Psykter was a wine cooler with a broad bulbous body a tall cylindrical stem and a short neck.
The body decorated with a frieze depicting a dionysiac scene of dancing figures including four male satyr revelers and three draped maenads the satyrs nude with himatia draped at their shoulders one holding up a wine cup one bearded one wearing a leafy wreath all with pointed ears and holding staffs the women wearing chitons with himatia.
Courtesy of the trustees of the british museum psykter a wine cooler used in ancient greece.
In the british museum london.
Reverse dionysos among satyrs and maenads the symposium conventionally interpreted as a drinking party was a well established feature of greek particularly athenian society.
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The central figure appears to be that of a bearded satyr dressed as a herald in chlamys thracian with heavy horizontal patterns petasos at back and high endromides with flaps turned over of skin.
This picture is of one of the greek gods.
Revels of bearded satyrs.
Silenus although bibulous like the satyrs in the satyr plays also appeared in legend as a dispenser of homely wisdom.
Later ones had two small loops on shoulders for carrying and a lid that fits over the psykter s mouth.
Reveling satyrs attic psykter wine cooler in the red figure style signed by douris c.
For over a century representations on vases document that wine women and song were central ingredients.
An attic black figure psykter circa 490 480 b c.
Reveling satyrs attic red figure psykter wine cooler signed by douris c.
In the british museum london.
She had just came back from the war and killed many people.
Leagros the satyr in clemente marconi ed greek vases.
Greek psykter depicting reveling satyrs reveling satyrs attic red figure psykter wine cooler signed by douris c.
Attic black figure psykter c.
Courtesy of the trustees of the british museum.
This is a painting of the a greek god and his family.