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Attic Red-Figure Cup
Creator
OltosPainter
All works by this person →As a vase-painter in Athens in the period from about 525 to 500 B.C., Oltos worked in red-figure in the early days of the technique. He also produced several bilingual cups with red-figure decoration on the exterior and black-figure on the interior, a type that was popular in this period. Although Oltos specialized in the decoration of cups, he produced a range of other shapes as well. Scholars ha
More on Getty ULAN- Date
- about 520–510 B.C.
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek (Attic)
- Department
- Vessels
- Institution
- Getty Museum
Holding a full wineskin, a satyr runs along looking back over his shoulder. Satyrs were half-human creatures and followers of Dionysos, the Greek god of wine. The satyr wears the ivy wreath also associated with human revelers, but his tail and ears show his animal nature. Many Greek vases, especially elaborate cups, were designed for use at symposia, or drinking parties. Therefore, vase-painters frequently decorated these vessels with scenes of human revelry and drinking, or, as in this case, with mythological scenes of Dionysos and his satyrs. Only the interior of this cup has painted decoration; plain black glaze covers the outside.
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