12¹⁄₈ in. (30.7 cm.) high

Franz Graf von Erbach zu Erbach (1754-1823); thence by continuous descent within the family.
Property of a European Nobleman; Antiquities, Christie's, London, 12 December 1984, lot 130.

E.G. Anthes, Die Antiken der Gräflich-Erbach-Erbachischen Sammlung zu Erbach i.O., Darmstadt, 1885, p. 32, no. 4.
K. Hamma, ed., The Dechter Collection of Greek Vases, San Bernardino, 1989, p. 40, no. 20.
V. Heenes, Die Vasen der Sammlung des Grafen Franz I. von Erbach zu Erbach, Bodenheim, 1998, p. 54, no. 10, pls. 3.1-3.3
Beazley Archive Pottery Database no. 10512.

San Bernardino and Northridge, University Art Galleries, California State University, The Dechter Collection of Greek Vases, 5 May 1989-30 March 1990.

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The scene shows four kneeling satyrs, each shouldering a maenad. In the field are vines and on the shoulder are palmettes. This lekythos was collected by Franz Graf von Erbach zu Erbach (1754-1823), a German nobleman and art collector who travelled extensively throughout Europe during the era of the Grand Tour. Parts of his extensive collection of ancient art are still housed at Schloss Erbach outside of Frankfurt.