About this artwork
This statue depicting Dionysos, god of wine and theater, is one of very few bronze statues to have survived from antiquity. It is thought that he once held a kantharos, or wine cup, in his raised right arm and may have held a thyrsos, a staff topped by a pine cone, in his left, since the deity is shown holding them in other ancient sculptures and paintings.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 150
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Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
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Artist
- Ancient Roman
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Title
- Statue of Young Dionysos
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Place
- Eastern Mediterranean Region (Object made in)
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Date
- 100 BCE–100 CE
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Medium
- Bronze, copper, and silver (modern)
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Dimensions
- 135.8 × 62 × 52 cm (54 × 24 1/2 × 20 in.)
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Credit Line
- Anonymous loan
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Reference Number
- 1.2013
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/217295/manifest.json
Extended information about this artwork
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