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Bacchanalian Scene
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The pleated garments and crowns of laurels suggest that these six figures were intended to appear like Greco-Roman people from the Mediterranean world. The male figure at the far right carries a skin, presumably full of wine, next to another bearded man holding a large footed vessel. A woman with a palm leaf on her arm—a sign of victory—gestures suggestively toward a man playing a drum. At the far left a figure drinks wine from a cup that the man at the far left may have just filled from his pitcher.
| Artist / Maker | Anonymous, early Kushan period |
|---|---|
| Date | 1–100 CE |
| Culture / Origin | Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan period |
| Medium | schist |
| Dimensions | Overall: 16.5 x 53 cm (6 1/2 x 20 7/8 in.) |
| Department | Indian and Southeast Asian Art |
| Type | Sculpture |
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