ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Dionysus and Ampelus (?)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
CultureRoman
Date1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions9/16 x 7/16 x 3/16 in. (1.4 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm)
Object number2008.031.039
Label TextA youthful, semi-nude Dionysus stands to the right, carrying a ribboned thyrsus in his left hand. With his extended right hand, he pours wine from a two-handled cup (kantharos) onto the head and upstretched hand of the satyr Ampelus, who sits at his feet. Groundline.ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired from Joel Malter (1931-2006) [Joel L. Malter & Co., Inc.], Los Angeles, California, June 3 or 8, 1996.
Status
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- Greek and Roman Art
mid 1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
2nd-late 1st Century BCE
1st Century CE
mid 1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
1st Century CE
late 1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
1st Century BCE-mid 1st Century CE
1st-3rd Century CE
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