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The god Dionysos, his legs covered by a cloak, reclines on a couch
with a patterned cloth and a cushion at its head. He wears an ivy
wreath, holding a thyrsos and vine in his right hand. Two women
perform a slow dance, one (on the right) is fair-haired. Both wear
elegant sandals. A white leopard (a pet) with a collar crouches
between them. On the left sits a woman with a hare in her lap, wearing
a peplos. Her hair is bound up. On the right sitting on a leopard-skin
is a satyr with a white drinking horn, a wine jar balanced on its
foot. Above the satyr is Eros, stretching out his hand to take Pan’s
pipes. Opposite is another satyr, sitting on a skin, holding a thyrsos. A
hydria is used for carrying water. The two handles on either side of
the body of the pot were used for lifting and carrying the pot. The
third handle was located in the centre of the other two handles, and
was used when pouring water. (SACHM1327)
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