Vases Red-figure Hydria Hydria (water jar): Dionysos and Entourage
Hydria (water jar): Dionysos and Entourage
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Hydria (water jar): Dionysos and Entourage

Red-figure Brussels A 3099 · Hydria · c. 400 BCE
Dionysos sits in the center of the scene holding a thyrsos and looking to the right. On his right, a woman wearing a chiton stands and pets the god's panther. Above her in the upper right is a seated youth, likely the god Hermes who holds a caduceus and at the far right, a woman sits facing right and looking to the left. To the left of Dionysos is a bearded-satyr, also holding a thyrsos. At the far left is a woman wearing a long chiton and himation.

On the back of the vessel is a winding vine of palmettes, lotus buds, and tendrils. Under each lateral handle, a palmette. The lip is decorated with an egg-and-dart. At the bottom of the scene, a band of alternating meander and checkerboard square.
Added white highlighting details including the panther, an Eros, and diadems. Yellow also highlights the panthers.
Shape
Technique
Period
Classical period
Date
c. 400 BCE
Culture
Greek
Painter
Dimensions
H: 35.60 cm W: 24.70 cm
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Nola (Campania)
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1960.347
Image Source
harvard
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)