Picked up this urn recently and hoping to get a better idea of a date for it. Has a Greek, Roman, Neoclassical vibe. Wondering if maybe it’s a late Grand Tour era souvenir? Guessing it’s not earlier than mid 19th? Any thoughts?
Can we see the other decorations around the side? Trying to see if there is one coherent scene or just a file of random figures.
It's a scene of a bacchanale. She's a bacchante (or maenad) carrying a staff called a thyrsus; her head is thrown back because she is caught up in the intoxicating doings. The double flute is the instrument associated with the revels, & since the figure playing it is draped in an animal skin (usually panther), he may be meant to be the god Dionysus/Bacchus himself. I see one man is lugging a cask of wine; can't see what the other is doing. Ivy vine around the top also ties in. Absolutely no idea what the fowl are doing there & the handles are very odd. It's a take on this sort of thing, which is Imperial Roman: Think you're correct that it is no older than mid-19th century, possibly much newer than that. Doubt it was a souvenir. An item of home decor. Maybe someone will have something to add on technical grounds.
Similar to these, I know don’t go by the prices on this site, maybe some descriptives.... https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/d...ze-patinated-amphora-urns-1880/id-f_16129801/ Will add I don’t know if this information is correct. The handles and decorations (other than the Greek scene) strike me as Nouveau-ish. BWDIK
The remaining figure, dancing with cymbals, is a satyr, so guy with the wine is probably a silenus. The handles are just plain weird, more Egyptian than Greek.
Thanks for the description of events! It definitely looks like a wild scene of intoxication. I guessed it was a lion but a panther would work! I only meant a souvenir as in something one might bring back from Europe on trip, not like a literal souvenir. I love almost anything with figural handles. Even if they don’t fit with the scene, which I agree with, I love them!
You are really good at finding exact or damn close matches! Thanks! I figured I would be very, very lucky to get 15-20% of that ask.