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Fragmentary section of a casket with Triumph of Dionysos
Roman or Early Byzantine
Late Imperial or Early Byzantine Period
A.D. 350–400
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
H. (as preserved):10.5 cm, Circ. 26.5 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III, by exchange
Accession Number1977.170
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFragment (the other part of the same object is 1977.170) of the bottom of a circular container (sometimes called a casket) with figural scene of the Triumph of Dionysos in a centaur wagon, and accompanied by maenads, satyrs, and Pan, as well as Ariadne in her own wagon. Figural relief is borderd at top and bottom by a twisted rope pattern.
Details: Female centaurs (pulling the wagon on right end of 1970.491), she blows oliphant. Pan capers over shield (?) or enriched wineskin (?), a Maenad beyond holds a similar object in her outstretched hands. A satyr with nebris and panther-shorts (?) drags a panther to right by tail; he holds a pedum in left hand. At right, maenad with covered kylix revels to right.
Details: Female centaurs (pulling the wagon on right end of 1970.491), she blows oliphant. Pan capers over shield (?) or enriched wineskin (?), a Maenad beyond holds a similar object in her outstretched hands. A satyr with nebris and panther-shorts (?) drags a panther to right by tail; he holds a pedum in left hand. At right, maenad with covered kylix revels to right.
ProvenanceProbably by 1970, Mohammad Yeganeh (dealer; b. 1929 - d. 2012), Frankfurt and London [see note]; 1977, sold by Mohammed Yeganeh to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 13, 1977)
NOTE: This comes from the same casket as the fragment sold by Yeganeh to the MFA in 1970 (accession no. 1970.491).
NOTE: This comes from the same casket as the fragment sold by Yeganeh to the MFA in 1970 (accession no. 1970.491).