Figure of Dionysos | Yale University Art Gallery

ca. 480–400 B.C.

On view, 1st floor, Ancient Art

Medium: Orange-colored clay, possibly with traces of paint
Dimensions: 17.8 cm (7 in.)
base: 15.2 cm(6 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Molly and Walter Bareiss, B.S. 1940S
Accession Number: 2001.16.1
Culture: Greek, South Italian
Period: Early Classical, 5th century B.C.
Classification: Sculpture
Disclaimer: Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance

From the collection of Molly and Walter Bareiss.

Bibliography

Michael Bennett and Aaron J. Paul, Magnia Graecia: Greek Art from South Italy and Sicily (Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2002), 142–43.

James Chesterman, Classical Terracotta Figures (Woodstock, N.Y.: Overlook Press, 1974), 46, fig. 43.

Reynold Alleyne Higgins, Greek Terracottas (London: British Museum Press, 1967), 91, fig. 39A, 39C.

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