Lot Essay
Examined by Dr. E. Berger, Director of the Antikenmuseum, Basel, dated 5 May 1967
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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF DIONYSUS
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
The massive muscular figure standing on an oval plinth, wearing high openwork sandals and a goat skin which is tied on his right shoulder and draped diagonally across his torso, a fringed fold along the upper edge, the goat's flattened head resting on the left side, a paw descending along his upper left thigh, with tendrils of hair preserved on the shoulders, a panther seated on the base with its head angled up, the god's left leg joined to a tree trunk support
75½ in. (191.8 cm) high
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
The massive muscular figure standing on an oval plinth, wearing high openwork sandals and a goat skin which is tied on his right shoulder and draped diagonally across his torso, a fringed fold along the upper edge, the goat's flattened head resting on the left side, a paw descending along his upper left thigh, with tendrils of hair preserved on the shoulders, a panther seated on the base with its head angled up, the god's left leg joined to a tree trunk support
75½ in. (191.8 cm) high
Provenance
Asian Collection, purchased between 1968-1972