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THBRoman Imperial Marble Figure of Bacchus Wearing Nebris
Lot 54a
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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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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. Finely carved in the round from white marble, a youthful Bacchus (Greek Dionysos, also Dionysus) - god of wine, theater, ecstasy, and rapturous ritual madness - shown standing in contrapposto with his weight shifted to the left leg, his right leg relaxed, and holding a large bunch of grapes in his left hand. Bacchus is rendered in the nude save the nebris (fawn skin) draped across his body and falling behind his back, with the animal's head behind his left shoulder. There is a tether wrapped around the tree trunk beside his left leg, presumably for an animal (now missing), and an integral ovoid base below. A large rendering of Bacchus which though fragmentary presents an outstanding form with well-preserved details. Size: 29.5" H (74.9 cm)
Given the s-curve and the gentle torque of the torso, the sculptor of this statue was likely familiar with classical Greek renderings of Dionysos, such as the work of Praxiteles. Imagery of the young Bacchus (Dionysos) was very popular under Hadrian's reign (117 to 138 CE).
Compare to a Roman marble statue of a young Bacchus (Dionysos) from the same period at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession number 2011.517).
Provenance: ex Bonhams London 2000s; acquired by previous owner in Buenos Aires in the early 1970s
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#153240Missing head, one arm, and animal presumably once tethered to tree trunk. Stable fissures atop where neck/head came away. Professionally repaired with some minor restoration at knees. Surface wear commensurate with age showing abraded areas and nicks. Nice deposits grace the surface as well.Condition
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