Etruscan antefix with dancing Silenus and Maenad

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Cultural Heritage Center, U.S. Department of State
United States

This is an image of an Etruscan architectural decoration (antefix) featuring Silenus (a mythological companion of Dionysus) and a Maenad (a female follower of Dionysus), depicted in a dance, dating to the early 5th century BC
Recovered October 7, 2007 by Carabinieri Command for Cultural Heritage Protection

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Title: Etruscan antefix with dancing Silenus and Maenad
Date Created: -0500

Cultural Heritage Center, U.S. Department of State

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