The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 17, 2024
Statuette of Dionysos
50 BCE–50 CE
Overall: 39.7 x 17.8 x 16.1 cm (15 5/8 x 7 x 6 5/16 in.)
Location: 103 Roman
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Over his long, thin garment, Dionysos wears an animal skin, fastened on his left shoulder.Description
This bronze figure of Dionysos, the god of wine, theater, and the mysteries, is presented in a style recalling Archaic Greek art, most noticeably in his stiff pose and trimmed beard. The more naturalistic folds of his garment speak to a later date, in the Roman period. The disk attached at the top of the head suggests that this figure was once part of an ornate piece of furniture, perhaps a stand or support. In his right hand, the god likely held a kantharos or other attribute. He would have been further embellished with inlaid copper (lips), silver (whites of eyes), and perhaps gilding (garment).- J. Paul Getty Museum, and Cleveland Museum of Art. A Passion for Antiquities: Ancient Art from the Collection of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman. Malibu, Calif: J. Paul Getty Museum in association with the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. Pp. 273-275, cat. 139A.Pearson, Stephanie. The Triumph and Trade of Egyptian Objects in Rome: Collecting Art in the Ancient Mediterranean. Berlin/Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2021. Mentioned and reproduced p. 68, fig. 41
- Also to : CMA, February 15 - April 23, 1995. Given following CMA venueMalibu, CA, The J. Paul Getty Museum, October 13, 1994 - January 15, 1995: "A Passion for Antiquities: Ancient Art from the Collection of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman," cat. no. 139A, p. 273, repr. p. 274.
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