File:Face of Dionysos (detail), mosaic of the House of Dionysos, Delos, Greece, 2nd century BC.jpg

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English: Detail of a Hellenistic-period mosaic from the House of Dionysos in Delos, Greece, depicting the Greco-Roman god Dionysos riding on a tiger; the image here provides a close-up view of the face of Dionysos. For further information on this mosaic, see:


  • Brecoulaki, Hariclia (2016), “Greek Interior Decoration: Materials and Technology in the Art of Cosmesis and Display”, in Irby, Georgia L., editor, A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World)[1], volume 1, Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN 9781118372678, page 678
  • Dunbabin, Katherine, M. D. (1999) Mosaics of the Greek and Roman World[2], Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0521002303
Date late 2nd century BC
Source Faces. Mosaic 9. Delos, Greece (http://helenmilesmosaics.org)
Author Anonymous Hellenistic-period mosaic artist on the island of Delos, Greece

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