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Dionysus seated on a panther 

Mosaic floor from the House with the Masks at Delos with Dionysus seated on the back of a panther, 2nd c. BC

In this mosaic floor from the House with the Masks (a luxurious private house in Delos) the god Dionysus is depicted seated on a panther. He wears rich and colorful clothes, a long chiton and himation, and he is crowned with a wreath from ivy leaves and flowers. He holds thyrsos (stick that ends in a pinecone with ivy and vine leaves) in his right hand and a drum in his left.


Caption Mosaic floor from Delos with Dionysus seated on the back of a panther

Mythic people Dionysus (God)

Type Mosaic

Origin House with the Masks, Delos

Current position Archaeological Site of Delos

Dating 2nd c. BC

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Notes

Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού και Αθλητισμού | Δήλος (culture.gr)

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