Bacchus
Artist
Roman
Date150-200 C.E.
MediumBronze
Dimensions14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineWilliam Grimm Fund
Terms
Object number1976.175
Label TextSmall statues of gods were worshipped in
household shrines and given as votive offerings
to the gods in temples. Bacchus, god of wine and
ecstasy, wears high-laced sandals and a ribbon in
his long hair; he holds a drinking vessel (rhyton)
in his upraised arm.
ProvenanceSotheby-Parke-BernetOn View
Not on view
