COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.23.184
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Description:
Large marble vases such as this one were produced especially for villa gardens. The singing and dancing figures are drawn from a wide repertoire of classical types. On one side of this vase, three maenads dance in abandon to the music of wooden clappers, while on the other side two modestly wrapped maidens approach a girl playing a double flute. Although this vessel was intended to be purely decorative, the Bacchic subject matter is especially suited to its shape, since a krater was used in antiquity for mixing wine and water .
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Roman
Creator Name-CRT:
Roman
Title:
Kalyx krater with reliefs of maidens and dancing maenads
View:
Principal view
Creation Date:
1st century A.D.
Creation Start Date:
1
Creation End Date:
99
Materials and Techniques:
Marble
Style or Period:
Julio-Claudian
Dimensions:
H. 31 3/4 in. (80.6 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York
ID Number:
23.184
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1923
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_23.184.tif
