Archaeological Museum of Bologna

Closely linked to the factories of Sicily and Paestum, the production of Campanian red-figure pottery develops from the end of 5th - the beginning of the 4th century BC.
Feature of campanian ceramic is the use of a pale color clay, often enlivened by a vibrant polychrome and the preference for forms of medium and small size.

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Funerary and Dionysian depictions are very common, as in the case of this krater, whose main side presents a Maenad and a pair of satyrs. The woman is wearing a long chiton and has an ivy garland on her head; she is holding a drum (tympanon) in her left hand and a large cluster of grapes in her right. The two satyrs are dancing and each one is carrying wine vessels, a situla and a large amphora.

Provenance: Palagi Collection
Datation: Mid-4th century BC, Painter of the British Museum F 196
Material: Clay
Dimensions: h cm 40,4
Inventory #: G 561 (PU 604)