Statue of Young Dionysos

100 BCE-100 CE

Hellenistic or Roman; Eastern Mediterranean

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.

Status: On View, Gallery 150
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Artist: Ancient Roman
Title: Statue of Young Dionysos
Place: Eastern Mediterranean Region (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 100 BCE–100 CE
Medium: Bronze, copper, and silver (modern)
Dimensions: 135.8 × 62 × 52 cm (54 × 24 1/2 × 20 in.)
Credit Line: Anonymous loan
Reference Number: 1.2013
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