S27.3 SILENUS & INFANT DIONYSUS
| Museum Collection | State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | - |
| Title | Silenus with the Infant Dionysus |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Marble |
| Height | 0.61 metres |
| Context | - |
| Original / Copy | Roman copy of Greek bronze statue C4th B.C. |
| Style | Classical |
| Date | C1st - 2nd A.D. |
| Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The god Silenus holds the infant Dionysus (Roman Bacchus) in his arms. He is crowned with a wreath of ivy and berries leans against a tree-trunk draped with an animal-skin hide.