Attic Red-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Part of the same vase as 86.AE.210. Dionysiac scene: Maenads flanking an image (xoanon) of Dionysos.
The lower part of the image of Dionysos is preserved on this fragment. It is decorated with a necklace that has alternating black and white beads, popana (cakes), grapes, and a flower. A second maenad (most of her head and shanks missing) stands to the right of the image. She is dressed in a dotted chiton with long sleeves and dances to the left with extended arms. Her left hand and foot extend into the frame. Toward the bottom of the fragment, before the image of Dionysos, is preserved the left edge of a table that is normally laden with offerings in similar scenes.
The figural decoration is set in a panel framed by a tongue pattern on the shoulder below the junction with the neck (see 86.AE.210), and a double row of black ivy leaves between black lines at the sides.
Interior black (dilute)
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The lower part of the image of Dionysos is preserved on this fragment. It is decorated with a necklace that has alternating black and white beads, popana (cakes), grapes, and a flower. A second maenad (most of her head and shanks missing) stands to the right of the image. She is dressed in a dotted chiton with long sleeves and dances to the left with extended arms. Her left hand and foot extend into the frame. Toward the bottom of the fragment, before the image of Dionysos, is preserved the left edge of a table that is normally laden with offerings in similar scenes.
The figural decoration is set in a panel framed by a tongue pattern on the shoulder below the junction with the neck (see 86.AE.210), and a double row of black ivy leaves between black lines at the sides.
Interior black (dilute)
.
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