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

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This detail shows the god Dionysos/Bacchus being pulled in a chariot hitched up to a couple of centaurs. A satyr attends to the god, and an Erote flutters nearby.

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
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, bacchus, centaur, centaurs, century, diocleziano, dionysiac, dionysos, dionysus, erote, leopard, marble, putto, roman, sarcophagus, sculpture, terme, thiasos