Bronzes from the Villa of the Papyri

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Hellenistic art Roman art archaeological artifact collection bronze sculpture collection

The Bronzes from the Villa of the Papyri are a renowned collection of Hellenistic and Roman bronze sculptures discovered at the luxurious Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, celebrated for their artistic quality and insight into ancient elite culture.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Bronzes from the Villa of the Papyri canonical	2
Drunken Satyr from the Villa of the Papyri	1
Villa of the Papyri archaeological finds	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hellenistic art ⓘ Roman art ⓘ archaeological artifact collection ⓘ bronze sculpture collection ⓘ
artMovement	Hellenistic sculpture ⓘ Roman Republican art ⓘ Roman early Imperial art ⓘ
associatedWith	Roman luxury villa culture ⓘ Villa of the Papyri ⓘ surface form: Villa of the Papyri library
collectionSize	dozens of bronzes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Roman Republic ⓘ
culture	Hellenistic Greek ⓘ Roman ⓘ
currentLocation	Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli NERFINISHED ⓘ National Archaeological Museum of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ
depicts	animals ⓘ athletes ⓘ fauns ⓘ mythological figures ⓘ philosophers ⓘ satyrs ⓘ
discoveredAt	Villa of the Papyri ⓘ surface form: Villa of the Papyri excavations
discoveredIn	1750s ⓘ 18th century ⓘ
foundIn	Herculaneum archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	sculpture ⓘ
hasPart	Animal bronzes from the Villa of the Papyri ⓘ Athlete statues from the Villa of the Papyri ⓘ Candelabra from the Villa of the Papyri ⓘ Dancing Faun bronze statue ⓘ surface form: Dancing Faun from the Villa of the Papyri Decorative fittings from the Villa of the Papyri ⓘ Bronzes from the Villa of the Papyri self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Drunken Satyr from the Villa of the Papyri Herm busts from the Villa of the Papyri ⓘ Philosopher statues from the Villa of the Papyri ⓘ Portrait busts from the Villa of the Papyri ⓘ Table supports from the Villa of the Papyri ⓘ
inception	1st century BCE ⓘ 2nd century BCE ⓘ
locatedIn	Campania ⓘ Herculaneum NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy ⓘ Villa of the Papyri ⓘ
material	bronze ⓘ
partOf	Bronzes from the Villa of the Papyri self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Villa of the Papyri archaeological finds
significantFor	iconography of Dionysian subjects ⓘ iconography of philosophers in Roman art ⓘ study of Hellenistic bronze sculpture ⓘ study of Roman collecting practices ⓘ study of Roman interior decoration ⓘ study of ancient elite domestic culture ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Archaeological Museum of Naples → notableWork → Bronzes from the Villa of the Papyri ⓘ

MANN → notableCollection → Bronzes from the Villa of the Papyri ⓘ

Bronzes from the Villa of the Papyri → partOf → Bronzes from the Villa of the Papyri self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Villa of the Papyri archaeological finds

Bronzes from the Villa of the Papyri → hasPart → Bronzes from the Villa of the Papyri self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Drunken Satyr from the Villa of the Papyri