古代ローマ人 緑色の鉛釉陶器 ディオニュソス／バッカスの女従者であるマエナド（バッカンテ）を伴うオイノコー - 18.7 cm

Ancient Roman Green Lead-Glazed Pottery Oinochoe with Maenad (Bacchante)

Culture / Period: Ancient Roman
Date / Period: 紀元1世紀–紀元2世紀
Material: green lead-glazed pottery
Dimensions: 187 mm
Condition: Good condition

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Provenance information:

Object Registration ID: 958

The current owner (S.N.J. S.) purchased the oinochoe from J.v.S. in Putten, The Netherlands.

The previous owner, J.v.S. of Putten, stated that the object had been in his collection since the 1990s.

According to the previous owner, the object had previously been in a private collection in The Netherlands since the 1990s.

No further information concerning the earlier ownership history of the object was available from the previous owner.

Background Information:

This Roman pottery oinochoe is a handled pouring vessel, a form ultimately derived from the Greek tradition and commonly associated with serving and pouring liquids, particularly wine. The vessel has a rounded body, elongated neck and single handle. At the lower attachment of the handle is a moulded female figure identified as a Maenad or Bacchante, a follower of Dionysus, known to the Romans as Bacchus.

Maenads belonged to the mythological entourage of Dionysus/Bacchus, the god closely associated with wine, fertility, vegetation, theatre and ecstatic celebration. In Greek and Roman imagery they appear in Dionysian scenes involving music, dancing and ritual festivities, and may be represented with attributes such as vine or ivy wreaths, grapes, animal skins and the thyrsus. The use of such imagery on a pouring vessel is particularly appropriate: the decoration connects the practical function of the vessel with the wider cultural and religious symbolism of wine.

Lead-glazed pottery formed a distinctive branch of ceramic production in the Roman world. Its glossy glaze and moulded decorative elements allowed potters to produce vessels combining practical forms with visually elaborate surfaces. Such wares belonged to an organised ceramic tradition in which established vessel shapes and mould-made ornament could be reproduced and distributed through Roman commercial networks. Examples of glazed pottery circulated in different parts of the Empire, reflecting the movement of both objects and ceramic fashions between regions.

Dating to the 1st–2nd century A.D., the vessel belongs to the Roman Imperial period, when specialised pottery production and long-distance exchange were well established. Its combination of a functional pouring form, glazed surface and Dionysian decoration illustrates how mythology could be incorporated into objects intended for use in domestic and convivial settings. It forms a tangible connection to the Roman world, in which vessels of this kind combined everyday function with imagery immediately familiar to their ancient users.