The Vicarello Goblet
Italy, Vicarello (ancient Aquae Apollinares), Roman, Augustan period · 25 BCE–25 CE · Cleveland Museum of Art
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This masterpiece of the Roman silversmith’s art is exquisitely worked in relief. The multifigure scene centers on a rustic shrine of the ithyphallic fertility god Priapus, son of Dionysos. He takes the form of a stylized boundary marker atop a column, where a woman seems to have brought him to life by touching him. To the left sits a table with votive offerings to the god. Flanking the shrine are a satyr and maenad, dancing ecstatically. This silver cup was found north of Rome at Vicarello (ancient Aquae Apollinares), probably in 1862.
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- Maker
- Italy, Vicarello (ancient Aquae Apollinares), Roman, Augustan period
- Date
- 25 BCE–25 CE
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 12.2 x 7.8 cm (4 13/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- Italy
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 103 Roman
- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0