British Museum - Maenad and two satyrs in a Dionysiac procession
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British Museum - Maenad and two satyrs in a Dionysiac procession
Relief sculpture of Maenad and two satyrs in a Dionysiac procession. Roman era relief based on Attic art from the 4th c. BCE.
The sculpture depicts "two satyrs and a female follower of Dionysos (Bacchus), god of wine. The satyr and maenad at the front play pipes and a small drum. The other satyr carries a thyrsos, Dionysos' staff, and is accompanied by a panther, recalling the god's exotic origins." (British Museum card).
Exhibited at the British Museum, London. UK.