2. Kleophrades Painter Pointed Amphora Fact Scan: Date:500-490BC Type:Pointed Amphora (Storing wine, oil, grains and small solids) Technique:Red Figure (the figures are red!) Potter:Kleophrades Painter:Kleophrades Painter Height:56 cm Subject:Dionysos with satyrs and maenads 2 x 3 athletes on the neck.

3. Kleophrades Painter Pointed Amphora Dionysos holding a kantharos, wearing a leopard skin and carrying a grape vine – appropriate for the god and the use of the vase. Maenads with thrysos, deer skins and snakes. Their hair is tied up by a saccus

4. Kleophrades Painter Pointed Amphora Satyr playing an aulos wears a deer skin – he is ithyphallic. On either side are maenads. To the right a maenad in the throes of orgasm – her head thrown back, the twist on the thyrsos and the foot breaking out of the border. Her hair is black and curly. Maenad on the left is blond haired (dilute slip) and trips along lightly – a post orgasmic glow?

5. Kleophrades Painter Pointed Amphora Satyr playing a double flute Grotesque features Dilute slip – internal muscles, moustache and deer skin Full frontal face and chest; twist shown by lower abdominal line Hairy tail

6. Kleophrades Painter Pointed Amphora Maenad in the throes of orgasm. Drapery – folds, billowing, overlapping, revealing body Anatomy – foot, arms, hands, breast(s)

7. Kleophrades Painter Pointed Amphora Violent twist in thrysos Mouth open Looking at a kalos inscription Drapery - details Anatomy – especially face

8. Kleophrades Painter Pointed Amphora Maenad – wistfully looking up. She has almost forgotten the snake on the arm Thrysos is at rest Less movement Looks upward towards a kalos inscription Mouth slightly open – a sigh?

9. Kleophrades Painter Pointed Amphora Drapery Anatomy Dilute slip (metal effect on kantharos) Identification

10. Kleophrades Painter Pointed Amphora 3 athletes on each side – possibly this was given as a prize. Anatomy Implements Poses Dilute slip Sponge bag and aryballos hang on the wall for anointing after sport