Cameo with a Drunken Bacchant

1st century (?) (Roman Imperial)

2.2 cm 3 cm 0.5 cm

Citation

This cameo depicts a nude bacchante dancing with an animal skin over his left arm. He holds a thyrsos in his right hand, and a krater is knocked over at his feet.

Artifact

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25486
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object
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by bequest; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N5143a]; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by purchase.
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en
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.1267

Terms

Culture
Roman
Medium
onyx

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