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A bronze lamp in the form Silenus seated on a wine-skin. Silenus was a companion to the wine-god Dionysus. Roman period, made in Italy, about 50-150 CE. Townley Collection. (The British Museum, London).
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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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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, November 14). Bronze Lamp Depicting Silenus. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9439/bronze-lamp-depicting-silenus/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bronze Lamp Depicting Silenus." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 14, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9439/bronze-lamp-depicting-silenus/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bronze Lamp Depicting Silenus." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 14 Nov 2018. Web. 19 Apr 2024.
