S27.5 SILENUS & INFANT DIONYSUS

Museum Collection | National Archaeological Museum of Naples |
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Catalogue No. | - |
Title | Silenus & infant Dionysus |
Type | Statue |
Material | Marble |
Height | - |
Context | - |
Original / Copy | - |
Style | - |
Date | - |
Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The god Silenus carries the infant Dionysus (Roman Bacchus) on his shoulders. The rustic deity clashes a pair of symbols and the child holds a bunch of grapes. An animal-skin cape and set of panpipes are draped over a rock and grapevine by their side.