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THBRoman Bronze Situla Handle w/ Face of Dionysos
Lot 59c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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2019-06-20 10:00:00
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An elegant cast bronze handle for a situla with a symmetrical handle and attached applied plaque used to connect the handle to the body of the vessel. On this plaque is a relief cast bronze face of Dionysos (also Dionysus, Roman Bacchus). The situla was originally made for cooling and serving wine at banquets; others were used to hold ashes, or were buried with offerings in tombs. The handle has column-like finials, decorative leaves, and two crescent moons enclosing the round loop at its top used for suspension. The plaque has a similar decorative motif on its upper portion - the crescent moons enclosing the loop. Dionysos's face is youthful, with flowing hair, and a garland of grapes on the vine around his head. Size: 8.7" W x 7.5" H (22.1 cm x 19 cm); 10" H (25.4 cm) on included custom stand.
Dionysos's popularity in artwork began in Classical Greece, and only grew in Imperial Rome. The wealthy people who could commission marble statuary, large painted ceramics, and beautiful metalwork like the situla this was a part of were attracted to him for many reasons, aside from just being the god of pleasure - his half-mortal form, his magnificent lifestyle, and the possibility that he could be an ancestor of their own.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#144421Remains of bronze backing on the plaque. Handle is intact, while plaque has been removed from a larger vessel. Beautiful pale green patina on surface with nicely preserved details, especially of Dionysus's face. Light deposits on surface, especially in lower profile areas.Condition
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