http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/961536/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDrinking cup (skyphos) depicting chorus scenesabout 520–510 B.C.the Heron GroupCeramic, Black FigureThe vase has a frieze in the later black figure style, apparently with chorus scenes from early Attic comedies. Side A: Six warriors riding on dolphins, to right, towards a man playing a flute. Side B: Six youths riding upon ostriches, to right, towards a man playing a flute. In front of him, facing the others, is a bearded Pygmy. Repaired and painted over. The presence of a flute-player in each scene suggests that the dolphin and ostrich-riders are chorusmen in theatrical comedies, which often featured choruses of men dressed in outlandish costumes, such as wasps or frogs. Dolphin-riders appear elsewhere in Greek art, especially on the coinage of Taras, in southern Italy. Vessels16.0000000000 Centimeterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/153547/rdf