Detail View: The AMICA Library: Pyxis with the Triumph of Dionysos in India
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.17.190.56
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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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.
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Possibly made in Syria, said to have been found in Rome
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Byzantine
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Title:
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Pyxis with the Triumph of Dionysos in India
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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mid 500s
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Creation Start Date:
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533
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Creation End Date:
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566
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Materials and Techniques:
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Ivory
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Dimensions:
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3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (8.3 x 10.8 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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17.190.56
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Credit Line:
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Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_17.190.56.tif
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