On the main side of the stamnos, god Dionysus is depicted dancing in frenzy, brandiscing a slain fawn. He has long beard and hair. He wears a woollen chiton tied in his waist, a panther's skin knotted around his neck, endromides (soft boots) and ivy wreath.
Caption Attic red-figured stamnos with Dionysus dancing in frenzy
Mythic people Dionysus (God)
Type Clay object
Artist/Creator Hephaistion Painter (?), Attic workshop
Origin Vulci, Italy
Current position British Museum, London
Index number E 439
Dating 480-460 BC
Notes
BAPD 203092, BRITISH MUSEUM, E439
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