Dionysiac Procession

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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This ecstatic procession features 2 satyrs and a female follower of Dionysos (Bacchus), god of wine. The satyr and maenad at the front play pipes (aulos) and a small drum. The other satyr carries a thyrsos, Dionysos' staff, and is accompanied by a panther, recalling the god's oriental origin. The marble relief was made in the Roman period, but the figures derive from Classical Greek prototypes of the 4th century BCE. From the Villa Quintiliana on the Appian Way, south of Rome. Roman, about 100 CE. (The British Museum, London)

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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 10). Dionysiac Procession. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4886/dionysiac-procession/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Dionysiac Procession." World History Encyclopedia, April 10, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4886/dionysiac-procession/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Dionysiac Procession." World History Encyclopedia, 10 Apr 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4886/dionysiac-procession/.

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