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

Item Specifics

Condition: New, Handmade in Greece
Height: 8 cm - 3,1 inches
Width: 20 cm - 7,9 inches
Length: 4,5 cm - 1,8 inches
Weight: 300 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.