Skyphos with Dancer and Komast

<p>This skyphos (large drinking cup) depicts a dancer and a komast (drunken reveler). The dancer lunges to the right with extended arms, while the komast stands in profile holding a skyphos. These scenes of festivity are fitting for this vessel, which was associated with the symposium (men's drinking party). This particular piece bears evidence of ancient repairs: several copper-alloy clamps-some now broken-were used to join the pieces of the damaged vessel, indicating the value of the skyphos to the owner even after it had lost its function of holding liquid.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2121' rel='external'>Skyphos with Dancer and Komast</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>