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Attic Red-Figure Janiform Kantharos Fragment

Date: about 490 B.C.
Medium: Terracotta
Culture: Greek (Attic)
Department: Vessels
Institution: Getty Museum

Large fragment of rim and body. Meander along rim. Ivy pattern around mask of Dionysos (missing). At left, high-kicking satyr wearing animal skin knotted around chest, holding a wineskin in outstretched left hand and a kantharos in his right. Joins 81.AE.215.16 and .17. Rightward palmette on the cul. In front of the satyr, inscription HO PAIS KA[L]OS, and on far right, AOE retrograde. Extensive traces of preliminary sketch, notably for the satyr's raised leg. Black interior.

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