MARBLE FRAGMENTED SCULPTURAL COMPOSITION – POSSIBLE FROM THE CULT OF DIONYSUS, 94 cm height, inv.no. 993/R

MARBLE FRAGMENTED SCULPTURAL COMPOSITION – POSSIBLE FROM THE CULT OF DIONYSUS, 94 cm height, inv.no. 993/R

From the entire composition is preserved only the support (column) of the statue or of the statuary group, with branches and grapes, partly human legs and partly representation of an animal (probably panther). It is visible and represents a lizard in the grapes. Height of the preserved part of the sculptural group is 94 cm, which indicates that it is composition of monumental proportions, probably one of the scenes from the cult of the god Dionysus. Realistically shaped details of the grape, lizard and four-legged animal imply the high-quality statuary group, most likely created at the beginning of the 4th century.

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