Roman Pitcher with Bacchic Scenes in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009

Amphora with Bacchic Scenes


Creator: Roman (Silversmith)

Period: 2nd-3rd century

Medium: silver, traces of gilt (Gold, Silver & Jewelry)

Accession Number: 57.708

Measurements: H: 6 1/4 x W: 4 5/16 x Diam: 3 11/16 in. (15.9 x 10.9 x 9.3 cm)

Geography: Entrains-Sur-Nohain, France (Place of Discovery)


This amphora has lost one of its handles. The scenes on the amphora include Bacchus and his consort, Ariadne, with their followers among temples, hills, and trees. A later inscription appears on the neck, where a missing handle was originally attached. The inscription reads, A V.S.D./MER (votum solvit deo mercurio), "dedication to Mercury."


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