Ladle with a Satyr and a Maenad in the Getty Villa, July 2008

Ladle with a Satry and a Maenad
Greek, made in Athens, about 510 BC.
Terracotta
Black-figured kyathos attributed to the Group of Berlin 2095 as painter

Inventory # 86.AE.144

On this ladle for serving wine, a satyr is shown chasing a maenad. She wears an animal's skin over her shoulders and holds krotala (castanets) in her left hand. The large eyes- frequently painted on vessels associated with wine drinking- are either protective talismans or clever references to the altered state induced by alcohol.

Text from the Getty Villa museum label.