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Z12.12 LYCURGUS

Lycurgus | Greco-Roman mosaic
DETAILS
Museum Collection Hatay Archaeology Museum, Antakya
Catalogue No. Antakya 844
Type Mosaic
Context Daphne near Antioch
Date C4th A.D.
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

The impious king Lycurgus is strangled by the grapevine of the god Dionysus. The king's axe falls the ground on the right. The mosaic probably illustrates the metamorphosis of the Maenad Ambrosia who was transformed into a vine by the god after Lycurgus slew her with his axe.

ARTICLES

Lycurgus, Dionysus