Statue of the Pouring Satyr - Fine-grained crystalline marble - This satyr pouring wine in a cup is a Roman copy,dated to the second half of the 2nd century AD, of a bronze original attributed to Praxiteles. Many of its elements refer to Dionysian rites: the ivy wreath, the ram's skin, the syrinx (Pan flute) and the pedum (shepherd's crook), as well as the bunch of grapes in his right hand, added in a 16th century restoration - Palazzo Altemps, Museo Nazionale Romano - Rome, Italy
GLIX-115-3DN75NE
Magyarország
Kollekció
GLIX Prime
Uncut collection
Fotós / Szerző
Stefano Ravera
Készült
Location
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Leírás
Statue of the Pouring Satyr - Fine-grained crystalline marble - This satyr pouring wine in a cup is a Roman copy,dated to the second half of the 2nd century AD, of a bronze original attributed to Praxiteles. Many of its elements refer to Dionysian rites: the ivy wreath, the ram's skin, the syrinx (Pan flute) and the pedum (shepherd's crook), as well as the bunch of grapes in his right hand, added in a 16th century restoration - Palazzo Altemps, Museo Nazionale Romano - Rome, Italy