Dionysos (formerly identified as Plato)

Image credit: Rotherham Heritage Services

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This is after an antique bust found in Herculaneum in 1759, now held in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, who describe it 'The bust, which was initially identified as the portrait of Plato, probably represents Dionysus (polymorphous deity of Greek and Latin Olympus, Zeus and Semèle’s son, the inventor of wine) with his head bent on his chest and turned to the right.'

Clifton Park Museum

Rotherham

Title

Dionysos (formerly identified as Plato)

Date

1898 or before

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 61 x W 26 x D 28 cm

Accession number

ROTMG:S.1989.65

Acquisition method

purchased in Naples, 1898

Work type

Bust

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