Marble statue of the god Dionysus, dated to the Roman period. It probably copies a Greek bronze original of the 4th c. BC. Dionysus wears a short chitoniskos and nebris (panther skin) tied on his waist, as well as high sandals. He wears an ivy wreath with fruits on his head. A Herme (a quadrangular pillar located at crossroads and serving as signpost, or used to delimit sacred areas) next to him supports his left arm. It represents a female figure whose posture and dress imitate those of Greek archaic korai. It is probably Spes, a Roman personification of Hope. The work is known as Hope Dionysus after the collector Henry Philip Hope who acquired it in 1796.
Caption Marble statue of Dionysus leaning on Hermaic pillar with the personification of Spes (Hope)
Mythic people Dionysus (God)
Type Statue
Current position The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Index number 1990.247
Dating 27 BC – 68 AD
Notes
Howard, K. (ed) The Metropolitan Museum of Art guide, 308.
Παρόμοιο άγαλμα με το Διόνυσο εντοπίζεται στο Μουσείο του Hermitage βλ. Dionysus ΓΡ-3004 (hermitagemuseum.org) & Digital LIMC (weblimc.org) Monument #35309
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