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Sarcofago di marmo che raffigura il trionfo di Dioniso e le Stagioni

ca. 260–270 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 162
Questo sarcofago è uno straordinario esempio di arte funeraria e fu probabilmente scolpito a Roma per un facoltoso cliente. I lati e la parte anteriore sono decorati con quaranta figure umane e animali scolpite ad altorilievo. Al centro appare il dio Dioniso seduto su una pantera, affiancato da quattro grandi figure in piedi che simboleggiano le quattro stagioni (da sinistra a destra): inverno, primavera, estate e autunno. Intorno alle cinque figure centrali si stagliano altri personaggi e oggetti del culto di Bacco, tutti scolpiti di dimensioni inferiori. Alle estremità arrotondate del sarcofago sono illustrati altri gruppi di figure di dimensioni maggiori, tra cui le personificazioni della terra e dell’acqua.

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  • Titolo: Sarcofago di marmo che raffigura il trionfo di Dioniso e le Stagioni
  • Periodo: Tarda età imperiale
  • Data: ca. 260-70 d.C.
  • Cultura: Romana
  • Materiale e tecnica: Marmo
  • Dimensioni: 86,4 x 215,9 x 92,1 cm
  • Crediti: Acquistato, lascito di Joseph Pulitzer, 1955
  • Numero d'inventario: 55.11.5
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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