File:Statue of Dionysus, from Beit Sh'ean-Scythopolis, 2nd century AD, Israel Museum, Jerusalem (26874414663).jpg

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Dionysus was portrayed from Hellenistic times onward as boyish and sensual yet with a reserved expression on his face, as this sculpture demonstrates. This depiction of the wild wine god derives from the integration of his cult into that of the sun god Apollo, who was known for his restrained character and represented the human struggle to attain an internal balance between the base and the divine elements in his being. Christians of the Byzantine Period vandalized the face and genitalia of this statue in an attempt to neutralize its godly power while preserving its beauty.


Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir

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Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Date 23 October 2014, 13:56 (according to Exif data)
Source Statue of Dionysus, from Beit Sh'ean/Scythopolis, 2nd century AD, Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Author Carole Raddato from Frankfurt, Germany

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