T50.4 DIONYSUS & SILENUS
| Museum Collection | British Museum, London |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | London 1772,0320.661 |
| Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
| Ware | Paestan Red Figure |
| Shape | Krater, Bell |
| Painter | Attributed to Asteas |
| Date | ca. 360 - 340 B.C. |
| Period | Late Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Dionysus reaches to place eggs (or fruit) in a basket balanced on the head of a comic actor playing Silenus. The god of wine wears a draped robe, beaded shoes and a headband bound with ivy. The actor has a large nose, wide eyes, broad mouth, white hair and a pointed beard, and is clothed in a full body-suit with a pot belly and dangling phallus (cf. image T50.3).
IMAGE DETAIL
Detail of Silenus.