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title: Krater with Dionysus & Maenad
author: British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13619/krater-with-dionysus--maenad/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Krater with Dionysus & Maenad

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## Image File

[![Krater with Dionysus & Maenad](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13619.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13619.jpg)

## Image Caption

Red-figure krater depicting the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Dionysus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Dionysos/) and a Maenad, one of his female followers. Dionysus is seated on the left, holding a thyrsus (pine staff) in one hand. The maenad stands before him, holding a [tympanon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tympanon/) (frame drum), decorated with a star in her right hand, while she gestures towards another thyrsus with her left. Puglia, [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/). 385-360 BCE. (Courtesy of the British Museum)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, B. (2021, March 13). Krater with Dionysus & Maenad. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13619/krater-with-dionysus--maenad/>
### Chicago
Museum, British. "Krater with Dionysus & Maenad." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 13, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13619/krater-with-dionysus--maenad/>.
### MLA
Museum, British. "Krater with Dionysus & Maenad." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Mar 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13619/krater-with-dionysus--maenad/>.

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