Sarcophagus Depicting the Birth of Dionysus
This sarcophagus, also called the "Childhood Sarcophagus," depicts the birth of the god Dionysus (the Roman Bacchus) in exquisitely detailed high relief. At the left, the newborn god is nursed by a nymph and surrounded by Silenus-his future teacher-and other attendants, includ...
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16574
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sculpture
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normalized
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[Excavated from the so-called Licinian tomb, via Piave, Rome, 1885]; Clemente Maraini, 1885, by excavation; Don Marcello Massarenti, Rome, by 1894, by purchase [marble no. 5]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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1
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_23.33_Fnt_BW_H75.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_23.33_Fnt_BW_H75.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_23.33_Fnt_BW_H75.jpg |
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/23.33 |
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