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title: Wall Panel Depicting Bacchus and Silenus
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9429/wall-panel-depicting-bacchus-and-silenus/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Wall Panel Depicting Bacchus and Silenus

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

## Image File

[![Wall Panel Depicting Bacchus and Silenus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9429.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9429.jpg)

## Image Caption

This panel from a painted [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) depicts the wine-[god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Bacchus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bacchus/) and his companion, [Silenus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silenus/). Bacchus pours wine from a cup for the panther while Silenus plays the [lyre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Lyre/). From a villa at Boscoreale, near [Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/pompeii/), in modern-day [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/). [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) period, about 30 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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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. (2018, November 18). Wall Panel Depicting Bacchus and Silenus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9429/wall-panel-depicting-bacchus-and-silenus/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Wall Panel Depicting Bacchus and Silenus." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 18, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9429/wall-panel-depicting-bacchus-and-silenus/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Wall Panel Depicting Bacchus and Silenus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Nov 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9429/wall-panel-depicting-bacchus-and-silenus/>.

## License & Copyright

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