Casket with Warriors and Dancers 11th century Constantinople Byzantine Ivory 20 x 30 cm Dionysos erotes Istanbul Turkey

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Classical literature and classical images were preserved throughout the Byzantine period. The erotes who dance and wage mock battles on the sides of this casket and tame a female panther on the lid recall imagery associated with the ancient pagan cult of the god Dionysos.

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Size: 3484px × 2667px
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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