/internal/media/dispatcher/961536/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailDrinking cup (skyphos) depicting chorus scenesabout 520–510 B.C.the Heron GroupHeight: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.); diameter: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.)Ceramic, Black FigureGift of the heirs of Henry Adams20.181The 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.
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