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Two-handled jar (amphora) with Dionysiac scenes
Greek
Archaic Period
about 520–500 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions
Height: 29 cm (11 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry P. Kidder
Accession Number01.17
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
CVA Boston 1, pl. 54.
DescriptionThe bright colors and white slip of the background enhance a mood of lightness and gaiety which is not dispelled by the main scene, where a satyr appears to be copulating with a mule, while Dionysos rides on its back.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: William J. Stillman Collection; purchased from William J. Stillman by Henry P. Kidder; gift of Mrs. Henry P. Kidder to MFA, January 28, 1901