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black figure lekythos | frolicking satyrs, worshippers of Dionysos

SKU VO-85
Price

£125.00

Three spirited and frisky hybrid satyrs, decked in vine garlands, play and dance to the sound of the diauloi, the double-pipes associated with Dionysos the god of wine and drama. Finely detailed and full of energy! Height: 27cm


Read more below about:

  • the satyr

  • this pottery collection

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about the satyr

A mythological hybrid, half man, half hoofed creature like a goat. The satyr is usually depicted with a swishing tail, a snub nose, a beard and a permanently erect and disproportionally large phallus.


Satyrs were associated with the worship of Dionysos, god of wine and theatre. The satyr represents unharnessed sexuality and the uninhibited aspects of our human nature, which, if indulged to excess, inevitably leads to potential chaos...

about this pottery collection

This pottery collection is produced in Greece in the workshop of the Lioulias family, with whom It's All Greek is privileged and proud to have been working since 2004. They also produce our lovely Minoan pottery and fresco pieces, and a small collection of bronzes.

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