Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART: Theater Mask of the Character Papposilenus
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Theater Mask of the Character Papposilenus
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Alternate Title:
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Maschera teatrale di Papposileno
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Image View:
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Overall view in frame with accession number
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient) mosaicist)
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Location:
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repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 109687
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Location Note:
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Piazza Museo, 19
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GPS:
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+40.853378+14.250486
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Date:
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before 79 CE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman)
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Work Type 1:
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mosaic (visual work)
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Classification:
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Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
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Material:
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pasta vitrea (glass paste) tesserae
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Technique:
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mosaic (process)
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Subjects:
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decorative arts; Pompeii (Extinct city); actors; comedy; masks
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Description:
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In Greek mythology, Silenus was a companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus (Bacchus), notorious for his drunkenness. The Papposilenus is a representation of Silenus that emphasizes his old age, particularly as a stock character in satyr play or comedy. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-NAM-RTM-B01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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