Infant Dionysus Riding Tiger - Ancient Greco-Roman Mosaic (original) (raw)
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DETAILS
| Museum Collection | El Djem Archaeological Museum, El Djem |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | - |
| Type | Mosaic |
| Context | Thysdrus |
| Date | - |
| Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The infant god Dionysus (Roman Bacchus) rides on the back of a tiger. He is crowned with a wreath, wears a leopard-skin cloak and holds a small thyrsus (pine-cone tipped staff).