Lot Essay
For a similar example see no. 1 in M.A. Zagdoun, "Ampelos" in LIMC, vol. I.
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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE GROUP OF DIONYSUS AND AMPELOS
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
The god of wine nude but for a mantle pinned at his right shoulder, and high-laced boots, a wreath of vines and berries in his hair, standing with his weight on his straight right leg, stepping forward with his left leg, his arched back and his extended stomach emphasizing his instability, his right arm bent and raised, holding a downturned empty rhyton in his fisted hand, his thumb pointed downward, gazing down at the satyr Ampelos, supporting him, with his left arm around the satyr's shoulder, the satyr staring up at him, bracing his companion, wearing an stippled pelt tied around his waist
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
The god of wine nude but for a mantle pinned at his right shoulder, and high-laced boots, a wreath of vines and berries in his hair, standing with his weight on his straight right leg, stepping forward with his left leg, his arched back and his extended stomach emphasizing his instability, his right arm bent and raised, holding a downturned empty rhyton in his fisted hand, his thumb pointed downward, gazing down at the satyr Ampelos, supporting him, with his left arm around the satyr's shoulder, the satyr staring up at him, bracing his companion, wearing an stippled pelt tied around his waist
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Antiquities, Christie's, London, 12 April 2000, lot 144.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York (Art of the Ancient World, vol. XII, 2000, no. 87).
Archéologie: Collection Pierre et Claude Vérité, Christie's, Paris, 20 December 2011, lot 74.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York (Art of the Ancient World, vol. XII, 2000, no. 87).
Archéologie: Collection Pierre et Claude Vérité, Christie's, Paris, 20 December 2011, lot 74.
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