ECL-Bm.8:13-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.8:13-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Sarcophagus: bacchic thiasos
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
Bm 8. 13 and 14 are catalogued together being drawings of the same sarcophagus
Description
Content (description)
Near each end is a lion mask with a ring in its mouth, from which hang the ends of two garlands. The rest of the garlands are hidden by figures. On far left, beyond the mask, a maenad with a drape around her legs moves into the background with her back to the viewer, holding a tympanum. On far right beyond the mask, a draped maenad, cut by the border, moves right but looks back to left. Between the masks a maenad on left and a satyr in centre dance as a maenad on right plays the tympanum. The satyr has his back to the viewer, a swag of drapery hanging from his shoulders; he holds a staff in his left hand. A tiger springs to right by his feet.
Content (object)
drawing
Content (note)
Villa Pamfilia
Dimensions
height (actual size): 405mm
width (actual size): 540mm
width (actual size): 540mm
Inscription
Campiglia Villa Pamfilia, Facciata a Tramontana written in ink on the back of the drawing
Inscription description
B2 written in pencil on the front of the drawing upper left.
1 A written in ink on the front of the drawing, lower right, truncated.
1 A written in ink on the front of the drawing, lower right, truncated.
Materials & techniques note
black lead pencil on paper
Production
Person
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Matz (I ; no. 64)
• Rossi
• Rossi
