Diptych depicting Flavius Anastasius in the center. Various scenes surround him including children with goats, actors wearing masks and a circus scene with men roping lions.

Title

Diptych with Circus Scene

Abstract

Diptych depicting Flavius Anastasius in the center. Various scenes surround him including children with goats, actors wearing masks and a circus scene with men roping lions.

Date Range

6th c. CE

Physical Extent

1 item

Access Condition

Attributed to Jennifer Mei under the license CC-BY 2.0

Note

Flavius Anastasius was the Roman consul for the year 517 BCE, which this diptych dates to (Kyle 2015: 336-337).

Resource Type

Three dimensional object

Genre

Sculpture

Physical Format

nonprojected graphic

Subject

Roman
Diptych
Consul
Circus
Lion
Animal
Male
Spectacle
Beast Hunt

Member of

Ancient Sport and Spectacle

Related People and Organizations

Photographer : Jennifer Mei
Patron : Flavius Anastasius