Base of a choregic tripod depicting winged Dionysos (?).
Base of a choregic tripod depicting winged Nike (?).
Base of a choregic tripod depicting winged Nike (?).
| Collection: | Athens, National Archaeological Museum |
| Title: | Relief-decorated tripod base |
| Context: | From Athens |
| Findspot: | Found at Athens, Street of the Tripods (in 1853) |
| Summary: | A: Dionysos; B-C: Winged Nikai |
| Object Function: | Victory |
| Sculptor: | Under the influence of Praxiteles |
| Material: | Marble |
| Sculpture Type: | Tripod base |
| Category: | Separated fragments |
| Style: | Late Classical |
| Technique: | Low relief |
| Original or Copy: | Original |
| Date: | ca. 350 BC |
| Dimensions: | H. 1.30 m; W. 0.70 m |
| Scale: | Under life-size |
| Region: | Attica |
| Period: | Late Classical |
Subject Description:
Side A. Dionysos, dressed in a himation draped diagonally over a sleeved chiton (appropriate to the theatrical theme), stands in a 3/4-view to the left. He cradles a thyrsos in his bent left arm, and a kantharos in his extended, lowered left hand.
Side B. A winged Nike (?), dressed similarly to Dionysos, stands profile to the left and holds a phiale in her lowered left hand. She rests her bent left arm at her side.
Side C. Another winged Nike (?), dressed similarly, stands near profile to the right, and holds an oinochoe in her lowered right hand. She too rests her bent left arm at her side.
Form & Style: The work is a triangular prism, decorated with reliefs on three sides, that presumably served as a base for a tripod celebrating a choregic victory.
Condition: Intact
Condition Description: The upper portion is lagely missing, and the reliefs, particularly that on side C, are battered.
Material Description: Pentelic? (acc. Svoronos)
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