Oscillum (Satyr), Marble, chiseled, smoothed, Marble, Total: Height: 6 cm; Diameter: 35.5 cm, Reliefs, Three-dimensional sculptures, Garden and park, Ornamental objects, Satyrs, Fauns, Silene, Early Imperial Period, Roman Antiquity, The disc belongs to the genus Oscilla. In archaeology it is understood to be objects and reliefs, which were usually hung in the intercolumnar spaces of porticoes (Lat. porticus). Their manner of attachment can be reconstructed from Roman wall paintings and isolated find situations. As a rule, they bear a relief on both sides, since they were probably additionally decorated in color. The pictorial themes are predominantly taken from Greek myth, with Dionysian themes dominating. In this Oscillum only one side is decorated, the other side is left smooth. On the edge of the multiple profiled disc a naked satyr is shown. The Trabant of the wine god Dionysus has thrown his panther skin over his right shoulder and stands with his right leg firmly on rocky ground. The left leg he has put back slightly. The arm stretched far back holds a staff wrapped in a bandage, the attribute of Dionysus and his retinue.

Oscillum (Satyr), Marble, chiseled, smoothed, Marble, Total: Height: 6 cm; Diameter: 35.5 cm, Reliefs, Three-dimensional sculptures, Garden and park, Ornamental objects, Satyrs, Fauns, Silene, Early Imperial Period, Roman Antiquity, The disc belongs to the genus Oscilla. In archaeology it is understood to be objects and reliefs, which were usually hung in the intercolumnar spaces of porticoes (Lat. porticus). Their manner of attachment can be reconstructed from Roman wall paintings and isolated find situations. As a rule, they bear a relief on both sides, since they were probably additionally decorated in color. The pictorial themes are predominantly taken from Greek myth, with Dionysian themes dominating. In this Oscillum only one side is decorated, the other side is left smooth. On the edge of the multiple profiled disc a naked satyr is shown. The Trabant of the wine god Dionysus has thrown his panther skin over his right shoulder and stands with his right leg firmly on rocky ground. The left leg he has put back slightly. The arm stretched far back holds a staff wrapped in a bandage, the attribute of Dionysus and his retinue.

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