Marble relief fragment: Cybele's triumph

Classification

relief

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

height: 42.3 cm; width: 54 cm

Date

2nd century A. D.

Material

marble analysis ; Luna marble

Iconography

frame drum (tympanon); Phrygian cap ; lion ; mantle ; shepherd's staff (pedum/lagobolon); priest ; dancer ; female figure ; male figure

Findspot

Rome (city)

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Arndt, Paul (1865–1937)

Inventory

4826

Hyp-3704

References

Szilágyi, J. Gy., Antik Gyűjtemény, 148; Szilágyi, J. Gy., Ancient Art, 170

Marble analyses conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the relief was made of Luna (Carrara) marble. Click here for the detailed results.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.