Unknown Roman
Dionysus with Pan

CultureRoman
Titles
  • Dionysus with Pan
Date50–150 AD
MediumMarble
Dimensions52 × 25 × 16 in. (132.1 × 63.5 × 40.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2009.30
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
203 Crane Gallery
On view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
ProvenanceWilliam Lowther (1787–1872), 2nd Earl of Lonsdale, Lowther Castle, Westmoreland, by at least 1865–1872; by inheritance to his nephew, Henry Lowther (1818–1876), 3rd Earl of Lonsdale, 1872–1876; by inheritance to his eldest son, St George Henry Lowther (1855–1882), 4th Earl of Lonsdale, 1876–1882; by inheritance to his brother, Hugh Cecil Lowther (1857–1944), 5th Earl of Lonsdale, 1882–1944; by inheritance to his youngest brother, Lancelot Edward Lowther (1867–1953), 6th Earl of Lonsdale, Lowther Castle, Westmoreland, 1944–1947; [Maple & Co. sale, 1947, "Major Part of the Earl of Lonsdale's Collection" (Penrith 1947, lot 2350)]; [...]; [Christie's London, July 11, 1990, lot 250]; [...];[The Merrin Gallery, Inc., New York, by 2008]; [Charles Ede Ltd., London, 2008–2009]; purchased by MFAH, 2009.

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