Bacchus_and_Silenus_BM_1899.2-15.1_n01.jpg

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Artist
Unknown artist Unknown artist
Description
English: Bacchus pours wine from a cup for a panther, while Silenus plays the lyre.
Date circa 30 BC
Medium fresco
medium QS:P186,Q25631150
Dimensions height: 76 cm (29.9 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,76U174728
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Current location
Department: Greek & Roman Antiquities: Room 70
Accession number
1899.2-15.1 (Paintings 23)
Object history excavated. Place: Boscoreale .
Credit line 1899: purchased from Messrs Canessa
References British Museum: online database: entry 466194
Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen , 11 February 2012
Permission
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A Roman fresco depicting Bacchus with red hair, Boscoreale, c. 30 BC

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