Sujet

Handle Formed as the Figure of a Tritoness over a Triton Mask, late 1st cent B.C.-early 1st cent A.D Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Handle Formed as the Figure of a Tritoness over a Triton Mask, late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D. Additional Info: The handle once adorned a small vessel, perhaps an ornate jug. The lower attachment plate is a relief mask of a triton or "marine Medusa". Above the mask is the figure of a tritoness in the round, with a single fishtail springing from foliage at the waist and curving back under her left arm. In her right hand is a ship's stern ornament, an aphlaston. Silver inlays detail the triton's face fins, the eyes, and the disk of the aphlaston.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A66_133

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

52,8Mo (1,4Mo) / 31,5cm x 42,0cm / 3720 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation Italy face mask historical religious country Rome religion metal body bodies figure figures marine ship ships color foliage design silver maritime deity God Roman location century vessel antiquity HANDLE artefact concept mythology artifact antiquities Colour water transport Ancient Roman Ancient Rome history historic 1st century 1st century BC Roman Empire triton Unknown container 1st century AD Heritage Art Implements handle ship's sternpiece Bronze with inlaid silver