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Sarcophage de marbre décoré du triomphe de Dionysos et des saisons

ca. 260–270 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 162
Ce sarcophage est un exemple exquis d’art funéraire ; il fut probablement sculpté à Rome pour un riche client. Les côtés et l’avant sont décorés de quarante figures humaines et animales en haut-relief. Au centre, le dieu Dionysos, assis sur une panthère, est flanqué de quatre grandes figures représentant les saisons, de gauche à droite : l’hiver, le printemps, l’été et l’automne. Le groupe central est entouré d’autres figures bachiques et d’objets cultuels, sculptés à plus petite échelle. Sur les extrémités arrondies du sarcophage, d’autres groupes de grandes figures personnifient entre autres la terre et l’eau.

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  • Titre: Sarcophage de marbre décoré du triomphe de Dionysos et des saisons
  • Période: Fin de l'Empire
  • Date: v. 260–270 apr. J.-C.
  • Culture: Romain
  • Technique: Marbre
  • Dimensions: 86,4 x 215,9 x 92,1 cm
  • Crédits: Achat, legs de Joseph Pulitzer, 1955
  • Accession Number: 55.11.5
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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