Z39.2 SATYR & MAENAD
Museum Collection | Hatay Archaeology Museum, Antakya |
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Catalogue No. | Antakya 950-951 |
Type | Mosaic |
Context | Antioch, House of Dionysos and Ariadne |
Date | C2nd - 3rd A.D. |
Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
A Satyr dances with a Maenad in a mosaic depicting the festivities of the god Dionysus. The Satyr wears a leopard-skin cape and is crowned with wreath of reeds. The Maenad is clothed in a red cloak and yellow dress, wears a wreath of ivy, and clashes a pair of cymbals.