Wall Panel Depicting Bacchus and Silenus (Illustration)

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Illustration

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 18 November 2018

Wall Panel Depicting Bacchus and Silenus — This panel from a painted wall depicts the wine-god Bacchus and his companion, Silenus. Bacchus pours wine from a cup for the panther while Silenus plays the lyre. From a villa at Boscoreale, near Pompeii, in modern-day Italy. Roman period, about 30 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

About the Author

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Uploaded by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin, published on 18 November 2018 under the following license: CC BY-NC-SA. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

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APA Style

Amin, O. S. M. (2018, November 18). Wall Panel Depicting Bacchus and Silenus. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/9429/

Chicago Style

Amin, Osama S. M. "Wall Panel Depicting Bacchus and Silenus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 18, 2018. https://www.ancient.eu/image/9429/.

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Wall Panel Depicting Bacchus and Silenus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 18 Nov 2018. Web. 29 Feb 2020.

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