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Dionysus is depicted on side A of this vase in a quadriga (four-horse chariot) alongside a satyr. On side B the god is again depicted, this time riding an ass with two satyrs.

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Document identity
localId
1965
label
Amphora with Scenes of Dionysus
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
1965
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Amphora with Scenes of Dionysus
description
Dionysus is depicted on side A of this vase in a quadriga (four-horse chariot) alongside a satyr. On side B the god is again depicted, this time riding an ass with two satyrs.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
6th century BCE (Archaic)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
amphorae (storage vessels)
vases
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
53.2
height
30.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 20 15/16 x Diam at mouth: 12 in. (53.2 x 30.5 cm); Circumference: 42 1/8 in. (107 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
style
Attic
med
terracotta; black figure
creator_ids
6256
collection_ids
GRC
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
683b93d6c44c9da6