A 19th Century Italian Figural Walnut Centrepiece of Dionysos A 19th Century Italian Figural Walnut Centrepiece of Dionysos
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The contrapposto male figure modelled on the Praxitelan Dionysos prototype widely copied in Roman sculpture and existing in a number...
The contrapposto male figure modelled on the Praxitelan Dionysos prototype widely copied in Roman sculpture and existing in a number of copies and interpretations, the most famous being the first century AD So-Called Narcissus uncovered in Pompei in June 1862 and now in the Naples Archaeological Museum. The figure, leaning on a tree trunk rising to an oval bowl with a rinceaux frieze beneath a pierced flared rim, carries a chalice and stands on an oval base carved with grape vines supported on four scotia profile feet, reflecting the original identification of the Praxitelan type.
Dimensions: Height 100.5 cm, Width 62.5 cm, Depth 45 cm
The contrapposto male figure modelled on the Praxitelan Dionysos prototype widely copied in Roman sculpture and existing in a number of copies and interpretations, the most famous being the first century AD So-Called Narcissus uncovered in Pompei in June 1862 and now in the Naples Archaeological Museum. The figure, leaning on a tree trunk rising to an oval bowl with a rinceaux frieze beneath a pierced flared rim, carries a chalice and stands on an oval base carved with grape vines supported on four scotia profile feet, reflecting the original identification of the Praxitelan type.
Dimensions: Height 100.5 cm, Width 62.5 cm, Depth 45 cm