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We are in front of a unique piece in terms of Hispano-Roman sculpture, due to its iconography as well as being executed in the so-called Archaic style. The sculptor has created the piece following Greek models, specifically the example of the korai and their garments, which were sculpted in the 6th century BC. This figure wears a sleeved robe, belted at the waist and draped downwards on the sides around the waist. She wears a cloak over her shoulders that partly cover her arms and ties around her chest. A cat fur falls from her right shoulder and a long, original garland of fruit and leaves is strung across her body from her left shoulder, crossing her chest and falling below her hip towards the lower part of her leg. The bacchant was part of a decorative sculpture in a garden or domus or villa in Baetica, Roman Andalusia.

Details

  • Title: Bacchant
  • Date Created: 2nd century
  • Provenance: Huétor (Granada, Spain)
  • Type: Sculpture
  • Rights: Museo Arqueológico Nacional
  • External Link: CERES
  • Medium: Marble
  • Cultural Context: Roman Empire

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