The Infant Bacchus
Statuette
late 18th century (made)
late 18th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Infant Bacchus naked, carrying a thyrsus (special wand) and grapes.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | The Infant Bacchus (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Terracotta |
| Brief description | Statuette of the Infant Bacchus carrying a thyrsus (a sort of wand referred to in Classical mythology, usually topped with a pine cone, which he often carried and which gave him special powers), terracotta, French or Flemish, late 18th century |
| Physical description | Infant Bacchus naked, carrying a thyrsus (special wand) and grapes. |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Bought of Baur, Paris, for £1. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1864 In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 71 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 256-1864 |
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| Record created | November 4, 2008 |
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