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title: Statuette of Dionysus from Priene
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11382/statuette-of-dionysus-from-priene/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Statuette of Dionysus from Priene

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Statuette of Dionysus from Priene](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11382.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11382.jpg)

## Image Caption

The statuette of the young wine [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) with effeminate features bears heavy signs of scorching. It originates from a particularly large and wealthy Prienean house that was destroyed in the disaster around 135 BCE. It perhaps once adorned the andron, the "men's salon", together with other statuettes of marble and clay. Marble. From House 33 (east) at Priene, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). 150-135 BCE. It is on display at the Altes Museum in Berlin, Germany.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, October 29). Statuette of Dionysus from Priene. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11382/statuette-of-dionysus-from-priene/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statuette of Dionysus from Priene." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 29, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11382/statuette-of-dionysus-from-priene/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statuette of Dionysus from Priene." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Oct 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11382/statuette-of-dionysus-from-priene/>.

## License & Copyright

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