COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.17.190.56
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MMA_.17.190.56
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
Ivory pyxides--cylindrical boxes, carved from cross sections of an elephant's tusk--were used in Antiquity to hold valuables, and later used by Christians to hold the consecrated host. This pyxis shows scenes from classical mythology. Dioinysos, a son of Zeus, rides in his chariot overseeing his conquest of India . The pyxis recalls the epic stories of Dionysos penned by a fifth-century poet of Egypt, Nonnos of Panopolis; both attest to the persistent popularity of Dionysiac themes well into the Christian era.
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Ivory pyxides--cylindrical boxes, carved from cross sections of an elephant's tusk--were used in Antiquity to hold valuables, and later used by Christians to hold the consecrated host. This pyxis shows scenes from classical mythology. Dioinysos, a son of Zeus, rides in his chariot overseeing his conquest of India . The pyxis recalls the epic stories of Dionysos penned by a fifth-century poet of Egypt, Nonnos of Panopolis; both attest to the persistent popularity of Dionysiac themes well into the Christian era.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
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Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Possibly made in Syria, said to have been found in Rome
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Possibly made in Syria, said to have been found in Rome
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Byzantine
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Byzantine
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Pyxis with the Triumph of Dionysos in India
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Pyxis with the Triumph of Dionysos in India
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
false
Creation Date:
mid 500s
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mid 500s
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
533
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533
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
566
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566
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Ivory
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Ivory
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (8.3 x 10.8 cm)
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3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (8.3 x 10.8 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
17.190.56
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17.190.56
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
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Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_17.190.56.tif
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MMA_.h1_17.190.56.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false