Marble disk with two theater masks in relief
Marble disks known as oscilla decorated the peristyles of Roman villas. Most were carved on both sides with images related to the world of Dionysus and were designed to hang freely between the columns that surrounded interior gardens.
Artwork Details
- Title: Marble disk with two theater masks in relief
- Period: Early Imperial
- Date: 3rd quarter of 1st century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Marble
- Dimensions: Diam.: 13 1/16 x 3 3/8 in. (33.2 x 8.5 cm)
- Classification: Stone Sculpture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1913
- Object Number: 13.229.6
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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