Cleveland Museum of Art

Red-Figure Stamnos (Mixing/Storage Vessel): Komos (Musicians and Revelers)

Kleophon Painter

Date

c. 435–425 BCE

Medium

Ceramic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Four lively figures move to the right across the front side of this stamnos, a vase used for storing and mixing wine. First comes a finely dressed woman playing the pipes, followed by three male figures, all nearly nude. The bearded one holds a drinking cup and reaches back, perhaps dancing, while the last in line concentrates on the music of his lyre. The Athenian stamnos, a shape favored by the Etruscans, was made primarily for export.

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