Terracotta stamnos (jar)
ca. 440 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H. 15 11/16 in. (39.9 cm); diameter of mouth 9 5/16 in. (23.6 cm); diameter of foot 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Classical
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1956
Accession Number
56.171.52
Tags
About this artwork
This exceptional Attic red-figure stamnos demonstrates the sophisticated artistic achievement of Classical Greek vase painting at its zenith. Attributed to a painter in the Group of Polygnotos and dated to approximately 440 BCE, the vessel exemplifies the refined draftsmanship and narrative sophistication that characterized Athenian ceramic production during Pericles' golden age. The obverse depicts Dionysos, god of wine and theater, riding a donkey accompanied by two satyrs—his male followers r...