Image Title

:  Attic crater, 4th century B.C., Dionysus and nymphs.

Creator

: Ernst Wasmuth (Firm) -- Publisher

Published Date

: 1883

Specific Material Type

: prints

Item Physical Description

: 1 print : col. ; 41.5 x 35 cm.

Notes

: The word "krater" in the caption printed below the picture refers to the large vessel shown, used for mixing wine with water. "Zwei Trinkhörner" (two drinking horns) refers to images on either side of the krater which have been largely cropped from this print. Note 2.) Dionysus (Roman name Bacchus), the god of wine, sits at center. He and his nymphs (minor female divinities) carry ritual "thyrsi", rods with what look like pine cones at their tops. The nymph at right also holds a lyre. A faun (shown with small horns and a goat's tail) stands at left, holding a double flute, while a winged being looks on at the god.

Original Source

: From Griechische Keramik. Ausgewählt und aufgenommen von A. Genick. Mit Beschreibung von Adolf Furtwängler. (Berlin Wasmuth 1883) Furtwängler, Adolf (1853-1907), Author.

Source

: Wonders: Images of the Ancient World / Mythology -- Bacchus

Source Description

: 1 folder (1 picture) ; 1 oversize folder (2 pictures)

Location

: Mid-Manhattan Library / Picture Collection

Catalog Call Number

: PC-WON MYT-Bacc

Digital ID

: 1624652

Record ID

: 1763259

Digital Item Published

: 5-22-2008; updated 3-25-2011