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Jar (pelike) with Dionysos, maenad, and satyr

Jar (pelike) with Dionysos, maenad, and satyr

Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Red Figure
Dimensions31.9 cm (12 9/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. May Sheppard Jordan
Accession number21.273
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy 1920, May Shepppard Jordan (b. 1861 - d. 1920), Boston; 1921, bequest of Mrs. Jordan to the MFA. (Accession date: April 7, 1921)
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the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
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the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
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the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
about 430 B.C.
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the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
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the Andokides Painter
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the Andokides Painter
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the Aegisthus Painter
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the Pan Painter
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the Varrese Painter
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