T62.1 MAENAD NYMPH
 
      
      
      | Museum Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York | 
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | New York 41.162.19 | 
| Beazley Archive No. | - | 
| Ware | Attic Red Figure | 
| Shape | Lekythos | 
| Painter | Attributed to Hermonax | 
| Date | ca. 460 B.C. | 
| Period | Classical | 
DESCRIPTION
A Maenad nymph strides forward with a thyrsus (pine-cone tipped staff) and coiled serpent held in her hands. She wears a long robe, deer-skin cloak, headband and earrings.