The scene is thought to represent a nocturnal dionysian procession. On the center of the scene, God Dionysus seated on a Bactrian camel (camel with two humps) is probably depicted. Dionysus has a long beard and wears Persian clothes richly decorated; anaxyrides (Persian trousers) with zigzag pattern, a short chitoniskos and over it a jacket, a kidaris (Persian cap), a jewelled belt, and shoes. It was formerly identified with a Persian satrap or king or the god Sabazios (Thracian and Phrygian deity identified by the Greeks with the Greek Dionysus and Zeus). He holds a two-thonged whip in his left hand and extends his right freely backwards. A Persian leads the camel to the right with the halter he holds. Three more Persians are depicted in front of him. The first holds a fan, the second a guitar with plectrum, and the third dances the oklasma, a Persian dance. A woman who dances and plays a tympanon accompanies the group. Similarly, three Persians follow the camel. The first holds a big torch, the second plays a guitar and the third dances the oklasmos, while a woman dances playing a tympanon