Dionysos
1. - 2. Jh. n. Chr., nach griechischem Original des 4. Jh. v. Chr.
The torso’s attire allows us to identify it as a depiction of Dionysus, the god of wine: he wears the nebris, the skin of a deer, slung over his left shoulder. Fragments of his cascading locks have also survived on his chest. Like many Roman works, the figure copies the pose of a Greek statue but alters its content or identification: here, a statue by the Greek sculptor Praxiteles of a satyr pouring a drink has been turned into a depiction of Dionysus.
The torso’s attire allows us to identify it as a depiction of Dionysus, the god of wine: he wears the nebris, the skin of a deer, slung over his left shoulder. Fragments of his cascading locks have also survived on his chest. Like many Roman works, the figure copies the pose of a Greek statue but alters its content or identification: here, a statue by the Greek sculptor Praxiteles of a satyr pouring a drink has been turned into a depiction of Dionysus.
Time:
1. - 2. Jh. n. Chr., nach griechischem Original des 4. Jh. v. Chr.
Object Name
Statuettentorso
Culture
Römisch
Location of discovery:
Ephesos Theater Umgebung (Selçuk, Kleinasien, Türkei)
Material/technology:
Marmor
Dimensions:
L/H 50,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Antikensammlung
Invs.
Antikensammlung, I 813
Provenance
Sultan, Abdul, Hamid, II.; Österreichische Ausgrabungen in Ephesos; Geschenk an Kaiser Franz Joseph; 1911 nachträglich inventarisiert
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