S27.5 SILENUS & INFANT DIONYSUS
 
      
      
      | Museum Collection | National Archaeological Museum of Naples | 
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | - | 
| Title | Silenus & infant Dionysus | 
| Type | Statue | 
| Material | Marble | 
| Height | - | 
| Context | - | 
| Original / Copy | - | 
| Style | - | 
| Date | - | 
| Period | Imperial Roman | 
DESCRIPTION
The god Silenus carries the infant Dionysus (Roman Bacchus) on his shoulders. The rustic deity clashes a pair of symbols and the child holds a bunch of grapes. An animal-skin cape and set of panpipes are draped over a rock and grapevine by their side.