The relief is decorated with Dionysus and two members of the Dionysian thiasos (Dionysos' companions), a Maenad and a Satyr. To the right, the god Dionysus stands naked, wearing an ivy wreath. He holds his himation in his left hand and a kantharos in his right, the content of which, probably wine, is emptied into the ground. A Satyr supports the drunken Dionysus. He is naked, wears only the nebrida (young deer skin), and holds an overturned torch in his left hand. To the left, a Maenad stands facing Dionysus. She wears a chiton and a himation, and she holds a thyrsos (stick that ends in a pinecone with ivy and vine leaves) in her right hand. There are two panthers between the Maenad and Dionysus.
Caption Terracotta relief with Dionysus, a Satyr and a Maenad
Mythic people Satyr/-s (Mythical creature/-s) ,Dionysus (God)
Type Relief
Origin Italy
Current position Musée du Louvre, Paris (France) (formely in Pietro Campana collection)
Index number S 907 & Cp 4157
Dating 50 BC - 50 AD
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