R12.1 DIONYSUS, SATYR & BACCHANTE
| Museum Collection | British Museum, London |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | - |
| Type | Bas-relief |
| Material | Marble |
| Context | Villa Quintiliana on the Appian Way, south of Rome |
| Date | ca 100 A.D. |
| Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
Dionysus (Roman Bacchus), a Satyr and Bacchante form a procession. The god wears a panther-skin cape and holds a thyrsus (pine-cone tipped staff) in his hand. The Satyr is also cloaked in a skin and plays a set of double-flutes. The Maenad tosses her head back as she beats a tambourine. A panther accompanies the god.