Cippus with reliefs: a boy playing double-pipes between a man and woman dancing
Limestone.490—470 BCE.
52.5 × 34.5 × 36 cm. Inv. No. 1865,0729.4.London, British Museum
Cippus with reliefs: a boy playing double-pipes between a man and woman dancing.
Limestone.
490—470 BCE.
52.5 × 34.5 × 36 cm.
490—470 BCE.
52.5 × 34.5 × 36 cm.
Inv. No. 1865,0729.4.
London, British Museum.
Origin:
Found in Chiusi. Purchased from Alessandro Castellani, 1865.
Description:
Limestone base of a tomb-marker (cippus), probably once surmounted by a stone sphere or cone. It is decorated with cable pattern at the corners, and all four sides are carved in low relief, with: a boy with a lyre between two dancing youths; a girl between a man and woman, all three dancing; and, on the remaining two sides, a scene of a boy playing double-pipes between a man and woman dancing.
Literature:
Susan Weber Soros and Stephanie Walker eds., “Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry”, Yale 2004.
Geoffrey C. Munn, “Castellani and Guiliano”, London 1984.
H. Hoffmann, ed. Catalogue des objets d’art antiques, du moyen-âge et de la renaissance dépendant de la succession Alessandro Castellani et dont la vente aura lieu a Rome (Paris: Imprimerie de l’Art, 1884).
Geoffrey C. Munn, “Castellani and Guiliano”, London 1984.
H. Hoffmann, ed. Catalogue des objets d’art antiques, du moyen-âge et de la renaissance dépendant de la succession Alessandro Castellani et dont la vente aura lieu a Rome (Paris: Imprimerie de l’Art, 1884).
Credits:
Keywords: γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur ετρουρία ετρουσκική etruria etruscan etrusco etruskisch etruskische etruskischer etruskischen étrusque κηδεία γλυπτική funeral funeraria begräbnisskulptur funéraire στήλη stele stela stare funerary stelae steles grabstele grabstein grabmal stèle stèles funéraires ανακούφιση relief reliefs rilievo rilievi reliefe female dress clothes clothing garment abbigliamento femminile damenbekleidung vêtements pour femmes γυναικεία ρούχα male maschile herrenbekleidung hommes ανδρικά musical instrument strumento musicale musikinstrument de musique μουσικό όργανο tibia tibiae double flute aulos aulòs αὐλός αυλός corona wreath kranz couronne earring earrings orecchino orecchini ohrring ohrringe boucle d’oreille headdress copricapo kopfbedeckung coiffe κόμμωση spira stria columna striata spiralis spiral diagonal twisted wreathed spirale diagonale torta ritorta intrecciata tortile limestone calcare dance dancing danza che balla danzante danzanti tanz tanzender tanzende danse dansant dansante dansent musician playing musicista suona musiker spielen auf musicien jouant tibicen auletes flautist flutist flautista flötist flötenspieler flûtiste flûte puer boy child bambino cippus cippo cippe chiusi from da aus alessandro castellani inv no 1865,0729.4
