AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED NECK-AMPHORA
CIRCLE OF THE ANTIMENES PAINTER, CIRCA 520-510 B.C.
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED NECK-AMPHORA CIRCLE OF THE ANTIMENES PAINTER, CIRCA 520-510 B.C. One side with a thiasos , with a bearded Dionysos at the center facing right, clad in a himation over an ankle-length chiton with a patterned border, a wreath in his hair, a rhyton in his left hand, vines in his right, facing a nude bearded satyr playing the double flute, a dancing maenad behind him, wearing a patterned chiton, a fillet in her hair, with Hermes and a nude satyr to the left, the bearded messenger god in winged boots, a chlamys, and a broad-brimmed petasos, holding his kerykeion; the other side with five bearded satyrs vintaging, each in various stages of preparation for wine-making, including climbing the elaborately-braided vines, examining and picking grape clusters and placing them in a woven basket; bands of key and lotus bud chain encircling below, rays above the foot, alternating red and black tongues on the shoulders, palmette lotus chain on the neck, and a quatrefoil of palmettes, lotus buds and spiraling tendrils below the handles, details in added red and white 13 7/8 in. (35.3 cm.) high
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED NECK-AMPHORA
CIRCLE OF THE ANTIMENES PAINTER, CIRCA 520-510 B.C.
AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED NECK-AMPHORA CIRCLE OF THE ANTIMENES PAINTER, CIRCA 520-510 B.C. One side with a thiasos , with a bearded Dionysos at the center facing right, clad in a himation over an ankle-length chiton with a patterned border, a wreath in his hair, a rhyton in his left hand, vines in his right, facing a nude bearded satyr playing the double flute, a dancing maenad behind him, wearing a patterned chiton, a fillet in her hair, with Hermes and a nude satyr to the left, the bearded messenger god in winged boots, a chlamys, and a broad-brimmed petasos, holding his kerykeion; the other side with five bearded satyrs vintaging, each in various stages of preparation for wine-making, including climbing the elaborately-braided vines, examining and picking grape clusters and placing them in a woven basket; bands of key and lotus bud chain encircling below, rays above the foot, alternating red and black tongues on the shoulders, palmette lotus chain on the neck, and a quatrefoil of palmettes, lotus buds and spiraling tendrils below the handles, details in added red and white 13 7/8 in. (35.3 cm.) high
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