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Description: | 2 re-adhered fragments of terracotta with a relief of a kneeling figure, basket and vines. Pigment residues present., The scene depicts a nude male kneeling on his left knee, cutting grapes from a vine with a curved tool in his left hand, and placing them in an overflowing basket. The grapes and vine leaf are finely detailed, as are the muscle contours of the man. There is evidence of red paint on the vine branch. There is a chip to the right knee and the left foot is worn. All of the upper body is missing apart from the left arm, up to just past the elbow, and some of the right hand. Needs cleaning. A Curator from the British Museum Dept. of Greece and Rome [8/10/2008] describes this piece as being a Campana relief showing satyrs picking grapes [probably in honour of Bacchus the god of wine] and named after the a marquess who formed a large collection of them. Following the Kenith Painter type series this is type V: Satyrs Picking Grapes.,
Accession number: NCM 1910-192 | Subjects: | ceramics nudes ROMAN? | Temporal: | 100BC-100 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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