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title: Marble calyx-krater with reliefs of maidens and dancing maenads
author: New York Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3811/marble-calyx-krater-with-reliefs-of-maidens-and-da/
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# Marble calyx-krater with reliefs of maidens and dancing maenads

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## Image File

[![Marble calyx-krater with reliefs of maidens and dancing maenads](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3811.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3811.jpg)

## Image Caption

"The peristyle courtyards and gardens of the villas belonging to wealthy Romans were filled with fountains, [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/), and monumental ornaments such as this vase. Many of these decorative works were eclectic combinations of shapes and motifs drawn from the long, rich tradition of [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) art that had been produced some five [hundred years](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Hundred_Years/) earlier in the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. The six female figures that surround this vase are copies and adaptations taken from famous classical reliefs. On one side, two modestly wrapped maidens approach a girl playing a double flute, while on the other side, three maenads, followers of [Dionysos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Dionysos/), dance in abandon to the [music](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Music/) of wooden clappers. Gnarled trees above the handles evoke an outdoor setting." [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/), 1st century CE. Height: 80.7 cm New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1923, 23.184.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, N. Y. M. M. o. (2015, April 16). Marble calyx-krater with reliefs of maidens and dancing maenads. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3811/marble-calyx-krater-with-reliefs-of-maidens-and-da/>
### Chicago
Art, New York Metropolitan Museum of. "Marble calyx-krater with reliefs of maidens and dancing maenads." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 16, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3811/marble-calyx-krater-with-reliefs-of-maidens-and-da/>.
### MLA
Art, New York Metropolitan Museum of. "Marble calyx-krater with reliefs of maidens and dancing maenads." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Apr 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3811/marble-calyx-krater-with-reliefs-of-maidens-and-da/>.

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© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/251447?rpp=30&pg=1&ao=on&ft=roman%2Bmusic&pos=15&imgno=0&tabname=label) by [**New York Metropolitan Museum of Art**](http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/251447?rpp=30&pg=1&ao=on&ft=roman%2Bmusic&pos=15&imgno=0&tabname=label). Submitted by [James Lloyd](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jtl203/ "User Page: James Lloyd"), published on 16 April 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.