A Bacchante
Maker
Joseph Charles Marin
and workshop (French, 1759 - 1834)
Additional Title(s)
- Erigone
Collections
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Dateca. 1785
Mediumterracotta
Dimensions16 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 6 in. (42.5 x 14 x 15.2 cm.)
DescriptionThis sculpture portrays a bacchante, one of the priestesses who guarded the mysteries of Bacchus, the Roman god of agriculture, wine, and fertility.
SignedIncised at the back: marin
InscribedIncised at the back: marin
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Art Collectors' Council
Status
On viewObject number2003.6
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