S12.8 DIONYSUS TYPE SARDANAPALLUS
| Museum Collection | British Museum, London |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | GR1878.11-6.1 |
| Title | Dionysus Type Sardanapallus |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Marble |
| Height | 2.20 metres |
| Context | Found at Posilipo in Campania |
| Original / Copy | Roman copy of Greek statue ca 325 B.C. |
| Style | Early Classical |
| Date | 40 - 60 A.D. |
| Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The god Dionysus (Roman Bacchus) is portrayed as an older, bearded man clothed in a heavy robe. He held a thyrsus (pine-cone staff) in his missing right hand.