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Fragment of a Water Basin
Unknown1st century AD
Altes Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany
A sexually aroused satyr jumps up from his rocky seat and tries to pull the cloak of a nymph’s lower body. She resists but even so, upper body and buttocks are already uncovered. Rocky seat, tree and pillar with tambourine, ivy wreath and thyrsus staff combine to form a Dionysian atmosphere.
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Details
- Title: Fragment of a Water Basin
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1st century AD
- Location: Rome (Italy)
- Medium: Marble
- Object acquired: Acquired in Rome (Italy) in 1844
- Inv.-No.: Sk 1095
- ISIL-No.: DE-MUS-814319
- External link: Altes Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Copyrights: Text: © Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin || Photo: © b p k - || Photo Agency / Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Johannes Laurentius
- Collection: Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
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