50, Dionysiac procession. The god reclines on a low cart holding cup and jug, accompanied by satyrs; below it a reclining satyr with a jug and a lion. Beyond, a round temple and two trees. In front of the god a maenad with castanet, an Eros above her; a satyr drinking wine from a wineskin held by a Pan; a satyr with a bowl; a Pan pours into a bowl held by a satyr, over a collapsed satyr; to the right a satyr with a jug on his head, a maenad with a basket, Silenos holding a cup, supported by a satyr. At the right a satyr with double pipes, maenad with jug, a maenad with cymbals, and two small figures, one with pipe, the other with rattle (?), riding one of the oxen drawing the cart; at the edge a man and woman. 33 figures in all.
Description: DIONYSIAC PROCESSION. THE GOD RECLINES ON A LOW CART HOLDING CUP AND JUG, ACCOMPANIED BY SATYRS; BELOW IT A RECLINING SATYR WITH A JUG AND A LION. BEYOND, A ROUND TEMPLE AND TWO TREES. IN FRONT OF THE GOD A MAENAD WITH CASTANET, AN EROS ABOVE HER; A SATYR DRINKING WINE FROM A WINESKIN HELD BY A PAN; A SATYR WITH A BOWL; A PAN POURS INTO A BOWL HELD BY A SATYR, OVER A COLLAPSED SATYR; TO THE RIGHT A SATYR WITH A JUG ON HIS HEAD, A MAENAD WITH A BASKET, SILENOS HOLDING A CUP, SUPPORTED BY A SATYR. AT THE RIGHT A SATYR WITH DOUBLE PIPES, MAENAD WITH JUG, A MAENAD WITH CYMBALS, AND TWO SMALL FIGURES, ONE WITH PIPE, THE OTHER WITH RATTLE (?), RIDING ONE OF THE OXEN DRAWING THE CART; AT THE EDGE A MAN AND WOMAN. 33 FIGURES IN ALL.
Last Recorded Collection: Unknown: MLA 1978.1002.782a (Hull
Previous Collections:
Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 201
Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 50
