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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-vat-014. Triumphant procession of god Dionysos (Bacchus) (not shown), surrounded by the members of his thiasos (ecstatic retinue): maenads, satyrs, sileni, fauns and centaurs; undulating snake emerging from an open cista mystica and biting (?) a dancing faun's leg. |
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| White marble | High relief (Sarcophagus, chest, front panel, carved decoration, detail) | Unknown | Roman Imperial, 180-190 AD |
TBD, Central Italy (?) |
Musei Vaticani (Mu-seo Pio-Clementino, Cortile Ottagono), Vatican, Inventory № 1054 (?) |
| 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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