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The Kantharos — the God’s Own Cup
The two-handled cup Dionysos always holds — modelled here as a satyr and a woman, back to back.
What
A terracotta kantharos — the tall two-handled cup that is Dionysos’ personal attribute — formed as the heads of a satyr and a woman.
Why
A faithful reproduction of a public-domain work in The Metropolitan Museum (CC0), attributed to Aison. The house adds nothing; the line is the fifth century’s.
Notice
Drink to the bottom and the two faces are all that is left.
“Every cup has two sides: the beast and the beauty.”
Format
The full-resolution, colour-managed file — yours to print and keep. Editions ship with their certificate.
Sized to protect print quality — this source supports sizes up to 18x24" cleanly.
Size
$39.00
Honesty
ReproductionA faithful reproduction of a public-domain work. Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 27.122.9.
- Kind
- reproduction
- Artist
- Aison
- Era
- Attic, ca. 420 BCE
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — a work of antiquity (Pompeii / the Greek vase canon). Cleared by open-access-registrar on 2026-07-18. The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Open Access (CC0). isPublicDomain:true; accession 27.122.9; direct-fetch confirmed 2026-07-18.
