Plaque with Dionysos, Ariadne, and Eros

4th-5th century (Late Antique)

9.3 cm 5.5 cm 0.3 cm

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Illustrated here is the mythological story of Dionysos, the Greek god of wine, discovering the sleeping nymph, Ariadne, with Eros (Cupid) alluding to their future roles as lovers. In Egypt, Dionysos was also considering a god of immortality, as suggested by his awakening or "...

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Dikran Kelekian, Constantinople, Paris, and New York, by purchase; Charles D. Kelekian, 1951, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1951, by purchase.
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