Borghese Vase
Roman era ornamental garden vase
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Summary
Borghese Vase is a krater[1]. It draws 257 Wikipedia views per month (krater category, ranking #4 of 6).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: sculpture[3]
- Owned by: French State[4]
- Based on: Greek mythology[5]
- Depicts: Maenad[6], satyr[7], aulos[8], crotales[9], dance[10], Pardalide[11], scarf[12], chiton[13], Silenus[14], thyrsus[15], kantharos[16], dog[17], Dionysus[18], Ariadne[19]
- Made from material: Pentelic marble[20]
- Location of discovery: Gardens of Sallust[21]
- Collection: Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre[22]
- Inventory number: MR 985[23], Ma 86[24]
- Location: Greek antiquities, room 17[25]
- Part of: Borghese Collection[26]
- Commons category: Borghese Vase (Louvre, Ma 86)[27]
- Inception: 35 BC[28]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1569[29]
- Main subject: thiasus[30]
- Described at URL: http://www.louvre.fr/oeuvre-notices/cratere-en-calice-dit-vase-borghese[31]
- Location of creation: Classical Athens[32]
- Height: 172 cm[33]
- Fabrication method: bas-relief[34]
- Diameter: 135 cm[35]
Why It Matters
Borghese Vase has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]