Sujet

Double-Sided Relief with Theater Masks, 1st century A.D. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Double-Sided Relief with Theater Masks, 1st century A.D. Additional Info: The rectangular, two-sided relief is carved on one side with two confronted theater masks, one representing a bearded man, who is accompanied by a scepter, and the other a youthful male beside a lyre. Sculpted in low relief on the reverse side is a mask of a balding satyr before a thyrsus and basket, symbols of Bacchus. Relief sculpture of this type, of which a number of others are known from Pompeii, Rome, and Ostia, stood on pillars and decorated the courtyards of villas or their gardens.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A66_448

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NA

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NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,7Mo (1,6Mo) / 42,0cm x 30,2cm / 4960 x 3571 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Italy people male face faces man men mask music stone arts carving country Rome body bodies sculpture art guy beard color marble archaeology ancient relief handicraft handicrafts Roman carved location century archaeological musical instrument musical instruments masks bearded concept theatrical archeology facial hair Colour Lyre sceptre 1st century sculpture Unknown marble 1st century AD Heritage Art Hand Carved