Dionysus and a panther
Marble.
2nd cent. CE.
Patras, New Archaeological MuseumPhoto by Ilya Shurygin

Dionysus and a panther.

Marble.
2nd cent. CE.

Patras, New Archaeological Museum
(Πάτρα, Νέο Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Πάτρας).

Origin:
Patras.
Description:
Marble statue of Dionysus. The god is depicted naked, with his right leg forward, loaning with his elbow on a tree trunk decorated with a spiraling vine with grapes. He wears a necklace, the curly ends of his hairdo ending at his shoulders. A half-seated panther can be seen next to the tree.
Credits:
© 2014. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Info: museum annotation.
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