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479, Fragment from a Dionysiac procession. Back view of a satyr pulling something with a cord in both hands; beyond him a Silenos holding a thyrsos(?) seated on a cart (?)and in front, a maenad in loose dress playing cymbals.

  • Record Number: 40004735
  • Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
  • Reference Number: 479
  • Material of Original Gem: ONYX
  • Description: FRAGMENT FROM A DIONYSIAC PROCESSION. BACK VIEW OF A SATYR PULLING SOMETHING WITH A CORD IN BOTH HANDS; BEYOND HIM A SILENOS HOLDING A THYRSOS(?) SEATED ON A CART (?)AND IN FRONT, A MAENAD IN LOOSE DRESS PLAYING CYMBALS.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 209
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 479
  • Shape: CAMEO
  • Size: 23X19
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Last updated 01/03/2026 17:15:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2026 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

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