Maenad Relief, Capitoline Museums

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Mark Cartwright
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published on 23 January 2016
Maenad Relief, Capitoline Museums

A Pentelic marble relief depicting a dancing Maenad. From a circular monument, Roman copy of a 5th century BCE Greek original by Kallimachos. (Capitoline Musuems, Rome)

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Mark Cartwright
Mark Cartwright
Mark is a history writer based in Italy. His special interests include pottery, architecture, world mythology and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share in common. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the Publishing Director at AHE.

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APA Style

Cartwright, M. (2016, January 23). Maenad Relief, Capitoline Museums. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/4482/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Maenad Relief, Capitoline Museums." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 23, 2016. https://www.ancient.eu/image/4482/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Maenad Relief, Capitoline Museums." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 23 Jan 2016. Web. 24 Jun 2019.

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