Detail of a Dionysiac sarcophagus from Rome depicting a thiasos, ca. 160-180. See description for more information.

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This detail depicts a Pan frolicking near a mystic cista while a satyr holding a lagobolon looks on. In the background, a maenad carries a basket containing a ritual phallus.

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Size: 3456px × 5184px
Location: Baths of Diocletian Museum, Museo Nationale Romano, Rome, Italy
Photo credit: © Erin Babnik / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ancient, art, bacchic, century, cista, diocleziano, dionysiac, dionysian, lagobolon, marble, museo, mysteries, mystic, pan, roman, sarcophagus, satyr, sculpture, terme, thiasos