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Historical Archive: Dionysus/Bacchus Pyxis

ivory, height 7.8 cm, diameter 11 cm (3 x 4.3 inches)
fifth century CE
Bologna, Museo Civico Archeologico pcr 12 (693)


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birth: mother Semele,
held by nurse, maid;
dancer 		Click to enlarge.
enthroned, distracted
by mirror, armored dancers 		Click to enlarge.
armored dancer, satyr 		Click to enlarge.
taught by satyr to ride a goat 		Click to enlarge.
in chariot drawn by panthers