T60.16 DANCING SATYR
| Museum Collection | British Museum, London |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | London 1868,0606.7 |
| Beazley Archive No. | - |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Psykter |
| Painter | Douris |
| Date | ca. 500 - 470 B.C. |
| Period | Late Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of a dancing Satyr from a painting depicting Satyrs at play.
A Satyr dances the hekateris, a high-kicking rustic dance. The creature is depicted with the ears and tail of a horse or ass, a pug nose, balding pate and thick beard. Hesiod names the father of the Satyrs Hecaterus after the dance,
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