罗马青铜公牛雕像,约公元 1 世纪
RB205
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一头公牛在一个矩形凸缘底座上大步前进。右前腿向前伸,头部略微向左转,头顶和耳朵上方的角的部分残留部分上出现了刻划的阴影标记。深眼窝和富有表现力的嘴线构成了细致的面部特征。背部曾经是环形尾巴的地方现在有两个突起。向下的凹槽显示出有纹理的颈部和突出的胸部。
公牛雕像可能是罗马世界最受欢迎的动物类型之一。除了公牛形象在古代王国中具有生育象征意义之外,公牛雕像可能被认为是合适的,因为这种动物本身就是祭祀的典型动物。另一种可能性是,公牛被认为适合特定的崇拜,例如狄俄尼索斯或朱庇特的崇拜。
底座背面用白色颜料写有原始博物馆藏品编号(309238)。
有关示例,请参阅 P. Gregory Warden 所著的《宾夕法尼亚大学博物馆中的希腊、意大利和罗马青铜器希尔普雷希特收藏》 ,图 13,图 118。
状况:一些附属物缺失,包括两个角和一只右耳,环状尾巴已不复存在,其余部分完好无损,状况良好。几处区域有绿褐色光泽。
尺寸:高 4.7 厘米(1.8 英寸)
来源:华盛顿特区社交名媛伊莎贝尔·H·兰曼小姐(1845 - 1931)在 20 世纪初收集的兰曼/斯托尔曼藏品的一部分。1916 年至 1921 年间,该藏品被借出并被收藏于华盛顿特区史密森学会,并在那里展出,直到 1931 年兰曼小姐去世。此后,该藏品被归还给她的继承人,并于 1937 年左右卖给了马丁·斯托尔曼博士,一直由斯托尔曼家族保管,直到 2011 年。
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