Triumph of Dionysus Sarcophagus

Triumph of Dionysus Sarcophagus

The Triumph of Dionysus with an allusion to the myth of the triumph of Baccus in India. Dionysus on a two-horse chariot pulled by an elephant follows a retinue of dancing satyrs. The work dates from around AD 190-220.

Visit the Palazzo Altemps in central Rome to see a small but fantastic collection of top sculptures from antiquity displayed in a historic palace of the National Roman Museum.

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