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Drinking cup (kylix): Iris presents a warrior to Zeus(?); Warrior's departure

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Interior: Satyr and Maenad. Within a meander border a Maenad to left, clad in a chiton, himation, and sakkos, holding a thyrsos in her right faces a nude, bearded satyr who is attempting to seize her. Her right foot projects into the border. Side A: In the center a winged female figure (Iris?) standing full front with her head in profile to right, clad in a Doric peplos and wearing a fillet (reserved) in her hair, and earrings. In her left she holds a caduceus. At her right a beaded warrior clad in a short chiton and Attic helmet, holding a shield (device, an open eye) and a spear in his left bows before her in the act of laying at her feet a palm branch. Behind the winged figure, a male, bearded figure, seated to right on a stool, clad in a chiton and cloak, and holding in both hands a sceptre. Behind him in the field an L-shaped object. Side B: In the center a nude, bearded warrior to right, head in profile, body and legs full front, with a chlamys draped over his outstretched right arm, and a spear in his right hand, while in his left he holds a shield with a long cover on which an open eye is painted. Facing his to left a winged female figure (Iris?) in a long chiton and sakkos, a scarf draped over her left shoulder and waist, her right upraised and a caduceus in her left. At the left a bearded male figure to right comletely wrapped in a cloak, leaning on a staff. Locks of hair of the figures done in a dilute glaze. Hair outline reserved. Under each handle a floral palmette. Extremely fine lustrous black glaze. Badly broken but nothing of importance missing.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics [Athens 1896] sold; to Joseph C. Hoppin (Pomfret CT) (1896-1925) bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum 1925. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Bequest of Joseph C. Hoppin
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Title: Drinking cup (kylix): Iris presents a warrior to Zeus(?); Warrior's departure
Description:
Interior: Satyr and Maenad.
Within a meander border a Maenad to left, clad in a chiton, himation, and sakkos, holding a thyrsos in her right faces a nude, bearded satyr who is attempting to seize her.
Her right foot projects into the border.
Side A: In the center a winged female figure (Iris?) standing full front with her head in profile to right, clad in a Doric peplos and wearing a fillet (reserved) in her hair, and earrings.
In her left she holds a caduceus.
At her right a beaded warrior clad in a short chiton and Attic helmet, holding a shield (device, an open eye) and a spear in his left bows before her in the act of laying at her feet a palm branch.
Behind the winged figure, a male, bearded figure, seated to right on a stool, clad in a chiton and cloak, and holding in both hands a sceptre.
Behind him in the field an L-shaped object.
Side B: In the center a nude, bearded warrior to right, head in profile, body and legs full front, with a chlamys draped over his outstretched right arm, and a spear in his right hand, while in his left he holds a shield with a long cover on which an open eye is painted.
Facing his to left a winged female figure (Iris?) in a long chiton and sakkos, a scarf draped over her left shoulder and waist, her right upraised and a caduceus in her left.
At the left a bearded male figure to right comletely wrapped in a cloak, leaning on a staff.
Locks of hair of the figures done in a dilute glaze.
Hair outline reserved.
Under each handle a floral palmette.
Extremely fine lustrous black glaze.
Badly broken but nothing of importance missing.

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