Ancient Greek Art: Satyr & Maenad

Satyr pursuing Bacchante | Greek vase, Athenian red figure pelike

T60.12 SATYROS & MAINAS

Museum Collection: Tampa Museum of Art, Florida, USA
Catalogue No.: Tampa 86.67
Beazley Archive No.: TBA
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Pelike
Painter: Attributed to the Class of Small Pelikai by Pan Painter
Date: ca 470 - 460 BC
Period: Early Classical

NOTE

This image is a montage of two photos of the vase.

ARTICLES

Satyroi

SUMMARY

A Satyros is shown in lascivious pursuit of a Mainas Nymphe. He has the usual features of his kind: horse's tail and ears, pug nose, balding head. The Mainas bears a thyrsos (pine-cone tipped staff).