Collection: | University Museum, University of Pennsylvania |
Summary: | Maenad. |
Ware: | Attic Red Figure |
Painter: | Attributed to the Berlin Painter |
Date: | ca. 490 BC |
Dimensions: | H. 0.355 m., D. 0.130 m. |
Primary Citation: | |
Shape: | Lekythos |
Period: | Late Archaic |
Condition:
The lekythos is in good condition; there is some chipping of the surface along the mends.
Decoration Description:
Maenad. A maenad strides to the right carrying a snake and a thyrsos. She is looking back over her shoulder to the left. The snake in her left hand has wrapped itself around her lower arm. Her right hand, extended behind her, holds the thyrsos. She is barefoot and dressed in chiton and himation. On her head she wears a diadem with a large flower at the back.
Collection History:
The University Museum, Philadelphia, received the vase from Joseph Brummer.
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