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CIRCA 510-500 B.C.
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AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED AMPHORA
Circa 510-500 B.C.
One side with Dionysos to the right clad in a himation, holding a rhyton in his left hand, a wreath in his hair, moving right but looking back toward a maenad in the center clad in a himation, a wreath in her hair, vines behind her, and Hermes to the left moving to the right but looking left, clad in a cap, chiton and chlamys, a staff in his lowered right hand, a chain of dotted lotus buds above; the other side with Dionysos in the center wearing a himation, a wreath in his hair, raising his kantharos in his left hand and holding grape vines in the other, the god accompanied by two dancing satyrs, a band of ivy above; rays above the foot
107/8 in. (27.6 cm) high
Circa 510-500 B.C.
One side with Dionysos to the right clad in a himation, holding a rhyton in his left hand, a wreath in his hair, moving right but looking back toward a maenad in the center clad in a himation, a wreath in her hair, vines behind her, and Hermes to the left moving to the right but looking left, clad in a cap, chiton and chlamys, a staff in his lowered right hand, a chain of dotted lotus buds above; the other side with Dionysos in the center wearing a himation, a wreath in his hair, raising his kantharos in his left hand and holding grape vines in the other, the god accompanied by two dancing satyrs, a band of ivy above; rays above the foot
107/8 in. (27.6 cm) high
Provenance
Dr. Elie Borowski
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