Derveni Krater's Stunning Artwork and Dionysian Symbolism

The Derveni Krater is an ancient Greek bronze vessel richly decorated with intricate relief figures depicting scenes related to the god Dionysus and his entourage of maenads - his female followers, satyrs, and sileni - his male companions, in a wild celebration. The main scene shows the sacred marriage of Dionysus and Ariadne.
It stands out as one of the finest and most elaborate examples of the highly sophisticated repoussé metalworking technique from the Greek classical period. Its decoration was well outside the usual canon even at the time of manufacture.