Fragmentary terracotta rhyton (vase for libations or drinking)
Sotades Painter
ca. 460–450 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H. 5 in. (12.7 cm) length 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Classical
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1906
Accession Number
06.1099
Tags
RamsDonkeys
About the Artist
Sotades Painter
The work of the Sotades Painter is found on a wide variety of rare shapes, including an astragalos depicting a man leading a group of dancing women. He is also responsible for decorating a unique set of white-ground cups commissioned for placement in a tomb. He used fine outline drawing to depict remarkably fluid action. The vibrancy of the extensive polychromy, albeit faded, is still apparent.