Bacchus, or Dionysos, popularly known as the god of wine, was also a deity of fertility and vegetation–particularly of fruit trees, including the vine. His cult was one of the most widely followed in the Roman world. This head possibly once belonged to an...
This is a small marble statue base that has a Greek inscription incised on the side. The inscription, “friend of the god,” may indicate that this statue base was a votive offering to a deity. This base was also found with inscriptions 0000.00.1105 and...
