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| Keywords: Roman - Sarcophagus with Dionysus and Ariadne - Walters 2337.jpg Carved in high relief Dionysus approaches the sleeping Ariadne on the island of Naxos where Theseus whom she had rescued from the Minotaur's labyrinth had abandoned her He is surrounded by his attendants including satyrs maenads and multiple figures of the half-man half-goat deity Pan To the right beside the sea indicated by waves and a small dolphin below Ariadne lies with her head in the lap of Thanatos god of death Eros draws Dionysus panther at his feet towards the maiden who will be released from her death-like state and marry him Dionysus's ability to overcome death makes this appropriate imagery for a sarcophagus Although the faces of Dionysus and the satyr to his left have unfortunately been destroyed the brilliance of the carving the tall thin proportions of the figures and the complexity of the composition reveal this work as a masterpiece of the late 2nd century Like several of the other sarcophagi here this example is large enough to accommodate the burial of a married couple The lid depicting Eros figures participating in the wine harvest is a later addition between 190 200 Imperial Proconnesian marble cm 84 9 212 92 accession number 23 37 23618 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 Early Christian and Byzantine Art Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1947 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Wine in ancient Egypt Ancient Roman art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
