Terracotta head of Dionysos 1st century Greek or Roman Dionysos, god of wine and the pleasures it can bring, was extremely popular during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The Greek kings who ruled the lands conquered by Alexander the Great took him as patron deity, and the Romans, impressed by the luxury and wealth of those kingdoms, filled their private villas with images of the god. Dionysos could be shown either as an elderly bearded man, the perfect drinking companion, or as a beautiful Terracotta head of Dionysos. Greek or Roman. 1st century Terracotta. Late Hellenist
Terracotta head of Dionysos 1st century Greek or Roman Dionysos, god of wine and the pleasures it can bring, was extremely popular during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The Greek kings who ruled the lands conquered by Alexander the Great took him as patron deity, and the Romans, impressed by the luxury and wealth of those kingdoms, filled their private villas with images of the god. Dionysos could be shown either as an elderly bearded man, the perfect drinking companion, or as a beautiful Terracotta head of Dionysos. Greek or Roman. 1st century Terracotta. Late Hellenistic or Late Republican. Terracottas
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