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Relief of Maenad Detail

Tronchin, Francesca C.
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Tronchin, Francesca C.
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Architecture, Classical, MDID, Istanbul, Turkey, Antiquities, Images, Istanbul Archaeological Museums
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Archaeological Sites and Museums in Greece and Turkey
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Abstract
This image shows a detail of a relief of maenad, or female follower of Dionysus, carved in white marble. The maenad relief shows the woman's body from the shoulders down draped in cloth. It is from the ancient Greek city of Pergamon and it dates from the late 3rd century BCE. This object is located at the Istanbul Archaeological Museums in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Photograph by Dr. Francesca Tronchin, June, 2011. This image was migrated out of MDID and into DLynx during the summer of 2014.