Fragments of a terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl), Late Classical, ca. 400–360 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Lucanian, Terracotta; red-figure, A-H. 8 11/16 in. (22 cm), Vases, Obverse, Herakles and Busiris, Reverse, Dionysos and Ariadne. Dionysos was not only the god of wine, he was also intimately connected with ancient theater. The obverse depicts the popular subject of the Egyptian king Busiris who was preparing to sacrifice the Greek hero Herakles and was overcome instead
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Fragments, terracotta calyx-krater, mixing bowl, Late Classical, ca, 400–360 B.C, Greek, South Italian, Lucanian, Terracotta, red-figure, -H, 8 11/16, 22 cm, Vases, Obverse, Herakles, Busiris, Reverse, Dionysos, Ariadne, god, wine, intimately connected, ancient theater, obverse depicts, popular subject, Egyptian king Busiris, preparing, sacrifice, Greek hero, overcome
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