Dionysus Bacchus – Greek Roman God of Wine, Fertility, Ecstasy – Meander – Attic Period – 450 BC – Ceramic plate – Handmade in Greece

Dionysus Bacchus – Greek Roman God of Wine, Fertility, Ecstasy – Meander – Attic Period – 450 BC – Ceramic plate – Handmade in Greece

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Item Specifics

Condition: New, Handmade in Greece
Diameter: 17 cm – 6,7 inches
Weight: 230 g
Material: clay, paint, ceramic, terracotta

DIONYSOS (Dionysus) was the Olympian god of wine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity, madness and wild frenzy. He was depicted as either an older, bearded god or an effeminate, long-haired youth. His attributes included the thyrsos (a pine-cone tipped staff), a drinking cup and a crown of ivy. He was usually accompanied by a troop of Satyrs and Mainades (wild female devotees).
Meander was the most important symbol in Ancient Greece, symbolizing infinity or the eternal flow of things. … The meander motif appears frequently on Greek pottery, especially in the Geometric period, but is also used in monumental sculpture, for example, in frieze decoration on temple pediments.