"Gustavsberg Manufactory Narcissus Of Pompeii Or Dionysus Biscuit Sculpture."
Narcissus of Pompeii.Biscuit porcelain sculpture.
Period 20th century. Gustavsberg Manufacture Sweden.
Based on the antique discovered in 1862 in Pompeii.
First identified as a Narcissus, it is now presented at the Archaeological Museum of Naples (inv.5003) as a Dionysus.
Perfect condition. Height 56 cm.
Dionysus standing, naked, crowned with flowers, a nebris thrown over his left shoulder, wearing high laced sandals discovered in Pompeii in June 1862 "Vico del Balcone Pensile in the Casa di Narcisso, near the entrance".
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