Dionysos and His Retinue in the Art of Eretz - Israel

Curator: Renate Rosenthal-Heginbottom

Sculpture of Dionysos

The exhibition focused on four main subjects: 

• The Dionysiac culture in the ancient world.
• The Dionysiac culture in Eretz-Israel and the Eastern roots of this culture.
• The Dionysiac retinue - Silenos, satyrs, maenads.
• The vine as a central motif in the Dionysiac cult and its manifestation in both Jewish and Christian art of the Roman and Byzantine periods.

Objects displayed:

Statues

Altars

Mosaics

Oil lamps

Gemstones and coins

Decorated vessels

Other artifacts related to the Dionysiac cult

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