{"id":6176,"date":"2023-04-23T07:18:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T07:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/prodotto\/anfora-con-ode-di-orazio\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T18:09:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T18:09:30","slug":"amphora-with-horaces-ode","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/en\/prodotto\/amphora-with-horaces-ode\/","title":{"rendered":"Amphora with Horace&#8217;s Ode"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"product-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6176\" class=\"elementor elementor-6176 elementor-2837\" data-elementor-post-type=\"product\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-698e491 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"698e491\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73a0a3d\" data-id=\"73a0a3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c57b33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"9c57b33\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6cd709\" data-id=\"a6cd709\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c86639 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c86639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 11-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2857\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nymphe.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0-4-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cffe69e\" data-id=\"cffe69e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0390ad color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0390ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 11-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">The elongated amphora with a pointed toe (<i data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"42\">pointer<\/i>) is inspired by a type widely distributed across the Roman world between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD (specifically referencing standard Dressel or Gauloise transport amphora typologies). Associated with the pendant is a drop-shaped metal leaf engraved with the opening line of Book I, Ode 37 by Horace (<i data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"354\">&#8220;Nunc est bibendum&#8230;&#8221;<\/i>).<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"3\">This famous ode, composed following the death of Cleopatra in 30 BC, draws literary inspiration from two primary precedents: an ancient Greek symposiastic poem by Alcaeus celebrating the death of the tyrant Myrsilus, and Horace\u2019s own <i data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"234\">Epode 9<\/i>, written on the eve of the Battle of Actium.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Far from merely celebrating physical intoxication or the queen&#8217;s death, the ode expresses profound relief at the averted threat of further civil war. The mention of dance is a direct reference to the <i data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"200\">tripudium<\/i>\u2014the sacred three-beat rhythm\u2014executed by the <i data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"255\">Salii<\/i>. These Roman priests of Mars performed ritual propitiatory dances and processions carrying the twelve <i data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"363\">ancilia<\/i>, the legendary sacred shields, one of which was believed to have fallen from heaven as a gift from Mars to King Numa Pompilio. Wine and uninhibited dance serve as symbolic acts to mark the restoration of peace and to offer solemn thanksgiving to the gods.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"6\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Key Historical &amp; Scientific Context Added:<\/b><\/p><ul data-path-to-node=\"7\"><li><p data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Archaeological Typology:<\/b> Elongated amphorae with a pointed base (<i data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"65\">puntale<\/i>) during the early Imperial period (1st\u20132nd c. AD) typically served as maritime transport containers for wine, oil, or <i data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"191\">garum<\/i> (notably Dressel 2\u20134 or South-Gaulish forms), mirroring the exact wine theme of Horace&#8217;s ode.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Literary Context:<\/b> The famous opening line (<i data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"43\">Nunc est bibendum, nunc pede libero pulsanda tellus<\/i>) directly translates Alcaeus&#8217;s Greek fragment (<i data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"142\">&#8220;Nyn chre methysken&#8221;<\/i>), grounding Horace&#8217;s Augustan propaganda in Archaic Greek lyric poetry.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The <i data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">Ancilia<\/i>:<\/b> Roman tradition held that the original shield fell from the sky during Numa Pompilio&#8217;s reign as a talisman of Rome&#8217;s military destiny; eleven identical copies were forged to prevent its theft.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-afdd50e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"afdd50e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-05c23d8\" data-id=\"05c23d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd04d81 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd04d81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"13\">\u2728 <b data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"2\">The Nymph\u00e8 Amphora with Wine Drop<\/b> \u2728<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\"><i data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Featuring the iconic line from Horace&#8217;s Ode (I, 37):<\/i><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15\"><i data-path-to-node=\"15\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">&#8220;Nunc est bibendum, nunc pede libero pulsanda tellus&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16\"><i data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">(\u201cNow is the time to drink, now is the time to dance with a free foot\u201d)<\/i><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"17\">\ud83d\udc8e <b data-path-to-node=\"17\" data-index-in-node=\"3\">Historical Inspiration &amp; Craftsmanship<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"18\">This elongated amphora with a pointed base is inspired by traditional vessels widely circulated throughout the Roman Empire between the 1st and 2nd century AD. The initial prototype was sculpted purely by hand from wax, crafted using precision files, and shaped over the gentle flame of a spirit lamp. The piece is highlighted by a delicate sterling silver wine drop, detailed with high-precision laser engraving.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"19\">\ud83d\udcda <b data-path-to-node=\"19\" data-index-in-node=\"3\">A Symbol of Joy and Heritage<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"20\">Horace\u2019s famous ode, written in the wake of Cleopatra\u2019s death, celebrates the overwhelming relief and joy of escaping the threat of another war. The poem features a direct allusion to the <i data-path-to-node=\"20\" data-index-in-node=\"188\">tripudium<\/i> \u2014 the sacred three-beat ritual dance performed by the Salian priests during propitiatory rites. 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Using specialized tiny blades, chisels, and files, the tip of the tool is heated over the flame to carefully melt, carve, and shape the wax, micro-sculpting every detail by hand and smoothing the contours with the subtle warmth of the fingertips.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"28\">From this hand-sculpted master prototype, the jewelry comes to life using the ancient <b data-path-to-node=\"28\" data-index-in-node=\"86\">lost-wax casting technique<\/b>. Each piece cast from the master mold is subsequently finished, chased, and polished purely by hand. 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