Greece, Athens / c. 480 BCE
Red-Figure Kylix (Drinking Cup): Dionysos and Satyr (I); Satyrs and Maenads (A, B)
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Red-Figure Kylix (Drinking Cup): Dionysos and Satyr (I); Satyrs and Maenads (A, B) as ceramic (Greece, Athens · c. 480 BCE).
In the tondo, a dancing satyr approaches the wine god Dionysos, who holds a kantharos and grapevine.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this ceramic as ceramic and credits Douris (Greek, Attic, active c. 500–470 BCE).
The museum's collection notes: Reconstructed from 72 fragments, this cup has been repaired several times, indicating its enduring value to owners. Pairs of holes straddling cracks once held ancient wire or clamp repairs. Numerous incomplete holes may signify recent interventions. Early modern efforts to hide cracks and certain features of the satyrs that could have offended sensibilities of the time also masked the original artistry of its painting. So, for many years the cup languished in storage. Cleaning and reconstruction in 1952–53 revealed enough to allow attribution to a respected vase painter, Douris, reviving the cup’s reputation. More recently, a different attrib
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