Z27.1 SILENUS RIDING CAMEL
| Museum Collection | El Djem Archaeological Museum, El Djem |
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| Catalogue No. | - |
| Type | Mosaic |
| Context | Thysdrus, House of the Dionysian Procession |
| Date | C2nd A.D. |
| Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Silenus riding a camel from a mosaic depicting the train of Dionysos travelling through North Africa. The plump, balding, old god balances precariously on the back of the camel with a drinking cup and horn (rhyton) by his side.
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