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A Marble Relief Panel with Dionysos and Ariadne, Roman Imperial, Antonine, circa A.D. 150-175, or later
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- A Marble Relief Panel with Dionysos and Ariadne
- 11 1/4 by 15 3/4 in. 28.6 by 40 cm.
carved with Dionysos and Ariadne riding to right in a lion-drawn chariot, Ariadne seated on the god's lap with her right arm around his shoulders, holding a thyrsos in her right hand, and wearing a mantle draped over her lower body, a dolphin head emerging from behind her knee, the elaborately decorated chariot led by a putto and accompanied by Pan holding a thyrsos and billowing drapery, a flute player with long hair bound in a fillet, and a striding nude youth looking back and carrying a staff; mounted in a 19th Century Scandinavian wood frame.
Provenance
Swedish private collection, 19th Century
Sotheby's, New York, December 7th, 2005, no. 65, illus.
Sotheby's, New York, December 7th, 2005, no. 65, illus.
Condition
As shown. The marble slab is approx. 1" thick. Area encompassing part of the base and the legs of the Putto have some evident repair and possible minor restoration. Note the adjacent flaking on the hind leg of the lion. Various chips, cracks and flaws in the stone. Missing early restorations on the face of the youth at right and the head of Dionysus.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
For a related series of marble reliefs of similar size in the Cabinet des Médailles, Bibliothèque Nationale, showing Dionysos with Ariadne and his cortege of maenads and satyrs, see Comte de Caylus, Recueil d'antiquités égyptiennes, étrusques, grecques et romaines, vol. III, Paris, 1761, pl. LVI. For examples of similar scenes on Roman sarcophagi of the same period see F. Matz, Die dionysichen Sarkophage (Antike sarkophagreliefs, IV), Berlin, 1968-1975, pp. 188-196, pls. 96-99.