Small bronze statuette of a banqueteer, lying on a couch with a drinking bowl in his hand. Style is Peloponnesian, maybe Corinthian. Found at Dodona, the sanctuary of Zeus. Grey-green patina with some minor abrasions.
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Title of artwork, date
Bronze Reclining Banqueter, 530–500 BC
Date supported
1954
Medium and material
Bronze
Dimensions
10 cm
Grant
2000
Total cost
7000
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