Attributed to the Painter of London E 55 (Manner of Douris)
Greek; Athens
Rhyton (Drinking Vessel) in the Shape of a Donkey Head
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Attributed to the Painter of London E 55 (Manner of Douris)
Greek; Athens480-470 BCE
Rhyton (Drinking Vessel) in the Shape of a Donkey Head
Attributed to the Painter of London E 55 (Manner of Douris) Greek; Athens →high classicalClassicalatticred-figuredrinking vesselearthenware
Date
480-470 BCE
Medium
terracotta, red-figure
Dimensions
20 × 9.3 cm (7 1/8 × 3 5/8 in.); Diam.: 9.3 cm (3 5/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Museum Purchase Fund
This drinking cup could not have been set down without its contents spilling. It is fashioned after the head of a bridled donkey with a white muzzle, teeth, and ears. Like the naked satyr chasing a fleeing maenad on the vessel’s neck, the donkey belongs to the retinue of the wine god Dionysos.
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