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Roman

Fragment from a Neo-Attic Vase, 39-1 CE

Description

Maker

Culture

Roman

Title

Fragment from a Neo-Attic Vase

Year

39-1 CE

Medium

Marble

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • marble

Dimensions

30.5 x 15.4 x 7.3 cm (12 x 6 1/8 x 2 7/8 inches)

Type

  • Sculpture

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

26.270

Projects & Publications

Publications

Rethinking the Romans

New Views of Ancient Sculpture

Classical Sculpture

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Rethinking the Romans

April 6, 2001 - January 2, 2009

The curve of the fragment’s profile suggest that it came from a marble vase larger at the top than at the bottom, perhaps a container used during banquets for mixing wine with water (krater). Kraters were often appropriately decorated with nymphs and satyrs, followers of Dionysos/Bacchus, the god of wine. The RISD vase shows a satyr moving to the right and holding a staff (*thyrsus(). In earlier times portrayed as more animal than man, the satyr began to be humanized over the centuries in artistic representations. By Roman times, when Dionysiac imagery and symbolism enjoyed great popularity, only the smallest details, such as pointed ears, distinguished satyrs from humans.

Florence Koehler as Collector

February 13 - March 29, 1981

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Fragment from a Neo-Attic Vase with the accession number of 26.270. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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