File:Dionysos Ariadne BM 311.jpg

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Ariadne as the consort of Dionysus. Bronze appliqué from Chalki, Rhodes, late 4th century BCE. Louvre, Paris

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Description
English: Dionysos (left) wearing a wreath and a cornucopia with Ariadne (right) holding back her veil. Bronze repoussé relief from a hydria, ca. 325–300 BC. From Chalki, near Rhodes.
Français : Dionysos (à gauche) portant couronne et corne d'abondance, et Ariane (à droite) relevant son voile. Relief en bronze repoussé provenant d'une hydrie, vers 325-300 av. J.-C. Provenance : Chalcis, près de Rhodes.
Date between 325 and 300 AD
Medium repoussé bronze
Dimensions height: 14.5 cm (5.7 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,14.5U174728
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Current location
Main floor, Room 22, Alexander the Great & the Hellenistic world
Accession number
GR 1889.11-12.2 (Cat. Bronze 311)
Credit line 1818: purchased from Cresswell Brothers
References British Museum: online database: entry 461579
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