Marble pillar with Neo-Attic reliefs, Imperial, Augustan, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Marble, H.: 39 5/8 in. (100.6 cm), Stone Sculpture, A fine example of classicizing art, this marble pillar bears on all four sides reliefs in the Neo-Attic style. The themes are drawn from the world of Dionysus. A flowering acanthus plant carved in low relief occupies one of the long sides, while on the other, in higher relief, two female figures with billowing garments surmount a Silenus herm
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