Lenos shaped sarcophagus with Dionysus on a panther, also known as “Badminton sarcophagus”. Detail of relief: Dionysus and maenad
White marble. 260—270 CE. Inv. No. 55.11.5.New York, Metropolitan Museum of ArtPhoto by Ilya Shurygin

Lenos shaped sarcophagus with Dionysus on a panther, also known as “Badminton sarcophagus”. Detail of relief: Dionysus and maenad.

White marble. 260—270 CE.
Inv. No. 55.11.5.

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Credits:
© 2013. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Data: museum annotation and site.
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