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Jar (stamnos) depicting Dionysos with satyrs and maenads
Greek
Early Classical Period
about 470–460 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
Height: 37.1 cm (14 5/8 in.); diameter: 31.2 cm (12 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Perry Warren
Accession Number91.226a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionStamnos and cover. This lid fits 91.227 and is switched now (7/28/65)
(a) Stamnos
Side A: Two satyrs and two maenads.
Side B: Dionysos, two maenads and a satyr.
(b) Cover. Two bands of conventional decoration.
(a) Stamnos
Side A: Two satyrs and two maenads.
Side B: Dionysos, two maenads and a satyr.
(b) Cover. Two bands of conventional decoration.
Provenance1891, gift of Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928), London, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 3, 1891)