Red Figure skyphos cup from Cicisy, Italy. Circa 400 BCE.

Side A: Death of Pentheus. A maenad, probably Agave, carries the head of her son Pentheus in her left hand and a yellow and white sword in her right. She advances to the right, preceded by a maenad holding in her right hand a straight vine branch resembling a thyrsos, rendered in white.
Exhibited at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, USA.

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Agave Anthemions and Palmettes Art Boston Museum of Fine Arts Ceramics Classical Clay Floral Maenad Mythology Original Photo Pottery Sculpture USA