Fragment of a sarcophagus depicting the Indian triumph of Dionysus - ROM2011_11984_11

ROM2011_11984_11

Fragment of a sarcophagus depicting the Indian triumph of Dionysus

Medium:Drilled and sculpted marble
Geography: Acquired in Rome, Italy; formerly in the Villa Borghese, built into the Portico dei Leoni in 1925
Date: 2nd Century (about 130-140 AD)
Period: Reign of Hadrian, Roman Imperial period
Dimensions:
33.7 x 37.5 x 8.5 cm
Object number: 959.17.21
On view
Gallery Location:Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gallery of Rome and the Near East
Description

Fragmnent of a Sarcophagus

Depicting the Indian Triumph of Dionysus with a female Indian prisoner astride a camel; also satyrs and a maenad.

Cataloguer: Neda Leipen (ROM Staff, 1955-1986)
Collection:
Roman World
Department: World Cultures: Greek and Roman
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