
Gnathia oinochoe (wine jug)
Classical Antiquities
Készítés ideje | end of the 1st century A.D. |
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Tárgytípus | funerary relief |
Anyag, technika | carved, limestone |
Méret | 56.5 × 31.5 × 23 cm |
Leltári szám | 4830 |
Gyűjtemény | Classical Antiquities |
Kiállítva | Museum of Fine Arts, Basement Floor, Classical Antiquity, Eros – Dionysos – Thanatos |
The tombstone is shaped like a sanctuary with lions standing guard on top. It shows a tropaeum: a pole on which a helmet and a Celtic shield have been hung. There is a bearded prisoner tied to the pole; this is the customary representation of “Barbarians” such as Celtic or Germanic peoples. According to its inscription, the tombstone was erected in the memory of a woman called Silene, who – judging by the name – may have been a slave. The scene can thus hardly be connected to the life of the deceased: perhaps a tombstone already finished was chosen for her burial.
Material analyses have shown that the stela was made of limestone from the area of Padova-Venice.
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