ECL-Bm.7:106-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.7:106-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Sarcophagus: bacchic thiasos
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
was Fa 2 no. 2
Other number
Fa 3 no. 2
Description
Content (description)
A wine vat sarcophagus with lion masks in the top left and right corners. Beneath the mask on right lies Ariadne, holding a putto in one arm, while an infant Pan and putto look on. The putto stretches an arm towards Dionysus, who stands with legs crossed leaning on Pan in a decorated carriage. He has vines among his hair, an ivy garland across his torso, and he stretches out a handful of grapes in front of a maenad, who plays the crotola in the background on right. A prancing bearded centaur draws the carriage, holding a whisk(?) over his head and a krater in his left hand. Beneath him are a putto with a garland of grapes, a tiger and a horse(?); in the background is a satyr holding grapes and a pedum. Facing this centaur stands a young centaur with a skin over his shoulder, holding a roll-like object at which gapes Pan, who stands in the centre background holding a wine skin on his shoulders. By the feet of the young centaur are two tigers, which move right but look at the viewer and smile broadly. A satyr, holding a pedum, moves right in the background. On left stands nude Dionysus, with garlands across his body and in his hair and holding a thyrsus; he points right but looks left, his foot resting on a recumbant tiger. Pan, open-mouthed, supports him. Beneath the lion mask on left, a bearded male kneels on the ground, his hand resting on an overturned jar. A putto stands by him with a goat and a dog.
Content (object)
drawing
Content (note)
Palazzo Massimi
Dimensions
height (actual size): 493mm
width (actual size): 754mm
width (actual size): 754mm
Inscription
Ciferri Palazzo Massimi no. 2 written in ink on the back of the drawing
Inscription description
Palaz.zo Massimi N.2 written in pencil on front of drawing lower left
Materials & techniques note
red chalk on paper
Production
Person
Ciferri, Bernardino (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
