Sujet

Amphora, A.D. 1-79. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Amphora, A.D. 1-79. Additional Info: The handles of this otherwise undecorated amphora (storage jar) are adorned with two satyr masks in profile—one facing left, the other right. An applique in the shape of a frontal female head - perhaps a maenad - decorates the base of each handle, framed by volutes above and a palmette below. These figures represent companions of the wine god Bacchus. An amphora of this type could have been used to hold wine at a banquet. Comparable examples have been found in the homes of wealthy Romans, such as those who owned luxurious residences on the Bay of Naples.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A66_467

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

64,9Mo (2,1Mo) / 38,7cm x 42,0cm / 4570 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

wealth Italy Italian female historical arts country Rome metal figure figures sculpture bronze art color design craft crafts Roman wealthy location century affluence jar vessel antiquity HANDLE handles artefact concept mythology roman mythology artifact antiquities Colour Bacchus Greek mythology Ancient Roman Ancient Rome applique appliqué Satyr Satyrs history historic 1st century amphora maenad palmette Unknown bronze Bacchante container 1st century AD Heritage Art appliquéd appliqued Bacchant Vessels (Containers) Amphora