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Source Description
This amphora has lost one of its handles. The scenes on the amphora include Bacchus and his consort, Ariadne, with their followers among temples, hills, and trees. A later inscription appears on the neck, where a missing handle was originally attached. The inscription reads, A V.S.D./MER (votum solvit deo mercurio), "dedication to Mercury."
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Document identity
localId
8826
label
Amphora with Bacchic Scenes
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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5
Source metadata
id
8826
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Amphora with Bacchic Scenes
description
This amphora has lost one of its handles. The scenes on the amphora include Bacchus and his consort, Ariadne, with their followers among temples, hills, and trees. A later inscription appears on the neck, where a missing handle was originally attached. The inscription reads, A V.S.D./MER (votum solvit deo mercurio), "dedication to Mercury."
provenance
Found at Entrains, near Dijon, 1921; Mme. Mancel, Paris?, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1926, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P3099]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd-3rd century CE (Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
amphorae (storage vessels)
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5
pageCount
5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
15.9
height
10.9
depth
9.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 1/4 x W: 4 5/16 x Diam: 3 11/16 in. (15.9 x 10.9 x 9.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
inscriptions
[Transcription] On neck: A V.S.D./MER; [Translation] On neck: dedication to Mercury
med
silver, traces of gilt
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6191
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ROM
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358
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