18th Century Red-Figure Kylix with Dionysos and Maenads
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A Grand Tour Attic-Style Red-Figure kylix, probably 18th century, the upper side decorated a with a thiasus, satyrs and maenads dancing and playing musical instruments around a profile bust of Dionysos wearing an ivy wreath to the centre, the underside with a satyr with kylix and wineskin to one side, a seated maenad playing castanets to the other, and palmette scrolls around the handles, 9 cm high, 35.5 cm wide (across the handles)
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- Kylix - A kylix is an ancient Greek pottery vessel, with a wide shallow cup usually with tow handles, on a stem with a foot. The interior of the cup, called the tondo provided an almost flat surface for painted decoration.
- Palmette - A decorative motif used in the decoration of ceramics, textiles and furniture, based loosely on the palm leaf and sometimes used with the anthemion, from which it is often difficult to distinguish. The form of the palmette varies from ornate to simplistic.
- Satyr - A creature from Greek mythology with goat-like features, including a bearded face and horns, a man's torso, hairy legs and cloven hooves and a tail. As attendants of Bacchus, satyrs sometimes carry grapes or pitchers of wine. As spitis of fertility they may carry a cornucopia or basket of fruit.
They are also used to portray lust, and are often depicted with a leering expression. As well as being depicted singly or in a group in sculpture and candelabra, they also appear as motifs on ceramics, glass, silver and gold objects.
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