Marble statuette of Dionysos, Early Hellenistic, early 3rd century B.C., Greek, Marble, H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm), Stone Sculpture, The god wears Thracian boots, a short chiton, a belted panther skin, and a goatskin worn like a cape, with the forelegs of the goat wrapped around his arms. He can perhaps be identified as Dionysos Melanaigis (of the Black Goatskin), whose cult was introduced into Attica from Boeotia
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Marble statuette, Dionysos, Early Hellenistic, early 3rd century B.C, Greek, Marble, H, 19 1/4, 48.9 cm, Stone Sculpture, god, wears, Thracian, boots, short chiton, belted panther, skin, goatskin worn, cape, forelegs, goat wrapped, arms, perhaps, identified, Dionysos Melanaigis, Black Goatskin, cult, introduced, Attica, Boeotia
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