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Sculpture of the child Dionysos

Unknown artist, 50 BC–100 AD

This small, marble sculpture of a child, possibly the Infant Bacchus or the child Dionysos holding a pedum (shepherd's crook) and mask, dates from the early Roman Empire. It is a work of some interest, apparently original and possibly by a Greek sculptor working for the Roman market.

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Title of artwork, date

Sculpture of the child Dionysos, 50 BC–100 AD

Date supported

1977

Medium and material

Marble

Gifted by

H W Law

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