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Satyr and Grape Vine: back view

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Satyr and Grape Vine, detail of grape vine: frontal view

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Satyr and Grape Vine: frontal view

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Satyr and Grape Vine, detail of satyr head: frontal view

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Satyr and Grape Vine, detail of Dionysiac symbols (thyrsos and ?): view fr...

Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Title: Satyr and Grape Vine
Findspot: From the areas of Rome or Naples
Summary: Fragment of a relief bowl (kantharos) with head of a satyr with a thyrsos and grapevine below rim
Object Function: Ornament
Material: Marble
Sculpture Type: Relief-decorated vessel
Date: ca. 30 BC - ca. 50 AD
Dimensions: H 0.165 m, W 0.185 m
Scale: Under life-size
Region: Italy
Period: Augustan/Julio-Claudian

Subject Description: Fragment of a relief bowl (kantharos) with head of a satyr with a thyrsos and grapevine below rim. The mask refers to the theater, another domain of Dionysos, god of wine and vegetation.

Condition: Fragmentary

Condition Description: Fragment of bowl with base of one horizontal handle.

Material Description: Carrara (NW Italy) marble

Sources Used: Comstock & Vermeule 1976, 196-197 no. 313