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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-vat-012. Wreathed, garlanded, inebriated (?) god of vine, grape harvest, wine, winemaking, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre Dionysos (Bacchus), pouring libation (?) from a kantharos (wine cup) and assisted by two members of his thiasos (ecstatic retinue): supporting maenad and satyr, carrying filleted thyrsos in his left hand; panther looking up at her master in amazement (?); snake emerging from a half-open cista mystica. |
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| Gray marble | High relief (Sarcophagus, chest, front panel, carved decoration, detail) | Unknown | Roman Imperial, 207-220 AD |
Via Cassia (VII Miglio), Rome, Lazio, Central Italy |
Musei Vaticani (Mu-seo Pio-Clementino, Cortile Ottagono), Vatican, Inventory № 993 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Vatican Expedition, 29 March - 25 April 2015). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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