This depiction of Dionysus every bit merits the zeal and activity of his Bacchant worshipers. He leaps through the air, the leader of a procession, undoubtedly in his honor. The chalmys flippantly draped over his shoulders sways with the rush of his movement. He is bedecked in beaded bandoliers, and a wreath frames his head. In his right hand he holds a Tympanum, ready to be struck into a frenzied cacophony or hypnotic beat. His left hand holds a staff, much like the ones used by the processional leaders of festivals. He looks back over his shoulder, as if to lead on the festival train behind him. His left pectoral muscle is grossly exaggerated, giving a stylized and very strikingly feminine feature to the male body. The Kylix’s meandering border of grape leaves further accentuates the fantastic fluidity of the form.