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F12.2 DIONYSUS & ARIADNE

Dionysus-Bacchus & Ariadne | Greco-Roman fresco
DETAILS
Museum Collection National Archaeological Museum of Naples
Catalogue No. -
Type Fresco
Context Pompeii
Date -
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

Dionysus (Roman Bacchus) and his wife Ariadne ride in a throne-wagon drawn by a pair of oxen. The couple are accompanied by the elderly satyr Silenus astride an ass and a pair of naked Nymphs.

ARTICLES

Dionysus, Ariadne, Silenus, Nymphs