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Source Image: PR307_03_01 of Large Satyr and Dionysos of Aphrodisias: Sculptor's Workshop

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Description

Large and Small Satyr and Dionysos groups from the Sculptor's Workshop.

Monument
Aphrodisias: Sculptor's Workshop 
Monument Part
Large Satyr and Dionysos 
Monument Type
Statuary 
Material(s)
Aphrodisian marble (Visual identification)  
Date
circa ad 150 - circa ad 275 
Keywords
BodyDionysos/BacchusSatyr  
Collections
Aphrodisias, Site and Museum  

Location

Original Location
Aphrodisias 
Current Location
Aphrodisias Museum 

Evidence for working practices

No evidence is available for this source.

Notes

These two statues from the Sculptor's Workshop are evidently both based on the same type. They are often also used as illustrations of Roman carvers' ability to 'copy' well-known types precisely. Considering this it is interesting to note that no measuring points were found on these pieces and that there are certain differences between them which suggest that they are not accurate replicas made using some mechanical system like the pointing machine. The twist of the torso and the modelling of the abdomen, in particular, is different. Another version of the same type was found on the Esquiline in Rome and is now in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptothek in Copenhagen. It is signed by an Aphrodisian.

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