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Infant Bacchus, 1st century A.D. Creator: Unknown.

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Infant Bacchus, 1st century A.D. Additional Info: The wreath of ivy leaves and berries encircling this chubby toddler’s head identify him as the wine god Bacchus (previously identified as Cupid). The son of Jupiter and the mortal woman Semele, Bacchus was raised by nymphs in a mountain cave in the mythical land of Nysa. The objects he may have been carrying in his outstretched hands are now missing, but he probably once held a drinking cup. The young god wears a leafy wreath entwined with a fillet, or ribbon, the copper ends of which fall over his shoulders. The hollowed-out irises of his eyes would have been inlaid with colored stone or glass and the whites covered in silver.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A71_061

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NA

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NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

54,2Mo (1,2Mo) / 32,3cm x 42,0cm / 3819 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Italy people male boy boys child children arts country Rome metal naked nude statue statues sculpture bronze art color Roman location century artefact mythology roman mythology artifact nudity nakedness Colour Bacchus Ancient Roman Ancient Rome 1st century object sculpture Unknown 1st century AD Heritage Art Male figure Bronze with silver and copper