| Date | first half of the 2nd century A.D. |
|---|---|
| Object type | relief |
| Medium, technique | carved, marble |
| Dimensions | 41.8 × 58.7 × 15.8 cm |
| Inventory number | 5668 |
| Collection | Classical Antiquities |
| On view | Museum of Fine Arts, Basement Floor, Classical Antiquity, Eros – Dionysos – Thanatos |
The front is decorated with ivy-wreathed masks of Dionysos (Bacchus) and Silenos. They are surrounded by the god’s attributes: a leafy staff (thyrsos) and a wine cup (kantharos); a panther’s skin, and fragments of a plucked instrument. Below them, there is rocky terrain – Bacchus is also at home beyond the human world. On the back side of the relief, there are two dancing satyrs wearing panther skins. One holds a circular drum, the other a hunting stick and a hare, with a dog grabbing at it. The relief probably decorated the garden of a Roman villa, signalling the presence of Dionysos.
Marble analyses have shown that the relief was made of Luna (Carrara) marble.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.
