Antik romer marmor Relief af gudinden Diana - 19 cm

Marble Relief with the Goddess Diana

Culture / Period: Ancient Roman -> Kultur / Periode: Antik Romersk
Date / Period: 1st - 3rd Century A.D. -> Dato / Periode: 1. - 3. århundrede e.Kr.
Material: Marble -> Materiale: Marmor
Dimensions: 190 x 100 x 23 mm -> Dimensjoner: 190 x 100 x 23 mm
Condition: Good condition, with surface wear and minor losses consistent with age; fragmentary as preserved -> Tilstand: God tilstand, med overfladeslid og mindre tab i overensstemmelse med alderen; fragmentarisk som bevaret

No shipping outside the European Union. -> Ingen forsendelse uden for Den Europæiske Union.
Due to complex export regulations concerning cultural goods, this item cannot be shipped outside the EU. Please ensure you have a delivery address within the European Union before placing a bid. -> På grund af komplekse eksportregler vedrørende kulturgenstande kan denne vare ikke sendes uden for EU. Sørg for at have en leveringsadresse inden for Den Europæiske Union, inden du afgiver bud.

Provenance information: -> Proveniensoplysninger:
Object Registration ID: 65 -> Objektregistrerings-ID: 65

The current owner purchased this marble relief with the goddess Diana from a private collector, Hans L., in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. -> Den nuværende ejer købte dette marmorrelief med gudinden Diana fra en privat samler, Hans L., i Eindhoven, Nederlandene.
The previous owner, a private collector from Eindhoven, stated that the object had been in his collection since the 1990s. -> Den tidligere ejer, en privat samler fra Eindhoven, oplyste, at genstanden havde været i hans samling siden 1990'erne.
According to the previous owner, the object had previously been in a private collection in the Netherlands since the 1970s. -> Ifølge den tidligere ejer havde genstanden tidligere været i en privat samling i Nederlandene siden 1970'erne.
No further information concerning the earlier ownership history of the object was available from the previous owner. -> Ingen yderligere oplysninger om den tidligere ejerskabs historie var tilgængelige fra den tidligere ejer.

Background Information: -> Baggrundsinformation:

This marble relief fragment depicts a standing female figure identified as Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and protector of animals. -> Dette marmorrelieffragment afbilder en stående kvindefigur identificeret som Diana, den romerske jagtgudinde, vildmarkens og dyrs beskytter.
She is shown holding a bow and an arrow, attributes that clearly associate her with hunting. -> Hun ses holde en bue og en pil, træk der tydeligt knytter hende til jagt.
At her side appears a dog, reinforcing her role as a huntress and her close connection to nature. -> Ved hendes side ses en hund, der understreger hendes rolle som jegerinde og hendes tætte forbindelse til naturen.
The figure is rendered wearing a short tunic suitable for movement, a typical iconographic feature of Diana in Roman art. -> Figuren er afbildet i en kort tunika, der tillader bevægelse, et typisk ikonografisk træk ved Diana i romersk kunst.

Diana was widely venerated throughout the Roman Empire and held an important place in both public and private religious life. -> Diana blev bredt æret gennem hele det romerske rige og havde en vigtig plads i både offentlig og privat religiøs liv.
She was associated not only with hunting but also with the moon, fertility, and protection, particularly of women and the natural world. -> Hun var forbundet ikke kun med jagt, men også med månen, frugtbarhed og beskyttelse, især af kvinder og den naturlige verden.
Representations of Diana were common in a variety of contexts, including temples, shrines, villas, and garden settings, where such reliefs could serve both decorative and devotional purposes. -> Afbildninger af Diana var almindelige i en række kontekster, herunder templer, helligdomme, villaer og haveomgivelser, hvor sådanne relieffer kunne tjene både dekorative og fromhedsmæssige formål.

Marble reliefs of this type were produced within established sculptural workshops using standardised iconography. -> Marmorrelefier af denne type blev produceret inden for etablerede sculpturværksteder ved brug af standardiseret ikonografi.
Craftsmen combined traditional Greek artistic influences with Roman stylistic preferences, creating recognisable and meaningful depictions of deities. -> Håndværkere kombinerede traditionelle græske kunstneriske påvirkninger med romerske stilpræferencer, hvilket skabte genkendelige og meningsfulde skildringer af guddomme.
Such objects were distributed across the Roman world, reflecting shared religious imagery and cultural continuity throughout the Empire. -> Sådanne genstande blev fordelt over hele den romerske verden, hvilket afspejler fælles religiøs billedverden og kulturel kontinuitet gennem hele imperiet.

In daily life, reliefs like this could function as part of architectural decoration or as smaller devotional pieces placed in domestic or semi-public settings. -> I dagligdagen kunne relieffer som dette fungere som en del af bygningsdekoration eller som mindre fromhedsstykker placeret i private eller semi-offentlige omgivelser.
They reflect the integration of religion into everyday surroundings, where visual representations of deities reinforced belief and identity. -> De afspejler integrationen af religion i hverdagsmiljøer, hvor visuelle fremstillinger af guddomme styrkede tro og identitet.

This piece provides a direct and physical link to the Roman world, where such images of Diana were part of religious expression and daily life. -> Dette stykke giver en direkte og fysisk forbindelse til den romerske verden, hvor sådanne billeder af Diana var en del af religiøs udtryk og dagliglivet.
It forms a tangible connection to the people of antiquity, for whom the presence of the divine was expressed through objects of this kind. -> Det danner en håndgribelig forbindelse til oldtidens folk, for hvis nærvær af det guddommelige blev udtrykt gennem sådanne genstande.