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Unknown Maker, Roman

Fragment from a Neo-Attic Vase

Maker

Unknown Maker, Roman

Culture

Roman

Title

Fragment from a Neo-Attic Vase

Period

Neo-Attic

Year

39-1 CE

Medium

  • marble

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • marble

Materials

marble

Dimensions

30.5 x 15.4 x 7.3 cm (12 x 6 1/16 x 2 7/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

26.270

Type

  • Sculpture

Publications

  • Journal

Rethinking the Romans: New Views of Ancient Sculpture

Exhibition notes ; No. 13. Contributions by: Georgina E. Borromeo, Kent Severson, Mary Hollinshead, Crispin Corrado Goulet. Alt Author: Borromeo, Georgina.

  • Books

Classical Sculpture

Exhibition History

Rethinking the Romans
New Views of Ancient Sculpture
Apr 06, 2001 – Jan 02, 2009

Label copy

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
Feb 13, 1981 – Mar 29, 1981

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Unknown Maker, Roman
Fragment from a Neo-Attic Vase, 39-1 CE
Marble
30.5 x 15.4 x 7.3 cm (12 x 6 1/16 x 2 7/8 inches)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe 26.270

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