Antikens Grekland Terrakotta Tanagra Venus figur. 24,5 cm H.
Nr 84831323
Antikens Grekland Terrakotta Eros på en svan. 13,5 cm H. Mycket fin.
Nr 84831323
Antikens Grekland Terrakotta Eros på en svan. 13,5 cm H. Mycket fin.
Eros on a swan
- nice colors -
Ancient Greek, 3rd Century BC
MATERIAL: Pottery - Terracotta and stucco and pigments
DIMENSIONS: 13,5 cm H.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Paris, formed in the 1970 - 1980.
CONDITION: Intact.
DESCRIPTION:
DIONYSOS (Dionysus) was the Olympian god of wine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity, madness and wild frenzy. He was depicted as either an older, bearded god or an effeminate, long-haired youth. His attributes included the thyrsos (a pine-cone tipped staff), a drinking cup and a crown of ivy. He was usually accompanied by a troop of Satyrs and Mainades (wild female devotees).
Dionysos' most distinctive attribute was the thyrsos, a pine-cone tipped staff. His other attributes included a drinking-cup (kantharos), fruiting grapevines and a panther.
The god was usually clothed in a long robe (chiton) and cloak (himation) and crowned with a wreath of ivy-leaves.
Below are some examples of his attributes as depicted in ancient Greek art:-
1. Pine-cone staff (thyrsos); 2. Thyrsos-staff head; 3. Grapevines; 4. Drinking-cup; 5. Wreath of ivy-leaves.
Notes:
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