Cleveland Museum of Art

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

Naples Painter

Date

440–430 BCE

Medium

ceramic

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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. The column krater takes its name from the column-like struts supporting the handles and rim.

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