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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 479794, member: 5833"]You could see it as putti playing at the Triumph (procession) of Bacchus/Dionysus or as the Genius of B/D. If the guy who forms the clasp has grape leaves around his head, then Bacchus himself (the Greeks usually depicted Dionysus as youthful). If he's just shaggy, then another member of the revel rout, Silenus.</p><p><br /></p><p>This:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]161162[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Instead of this:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]161161[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Silenus progresses on his poor, put-upon ass:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]161163[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 479794, member: 5833"]You could see it as putti playing at the Triumph (procession) of Bacchus/Dionysus or as the Genius of B/D. If the guy who forms the clasp has grape leaves around his head, then Bacchus himself (the Greeks usually depicted Dionysus as youthful). If he's just shaggy, then another member of the revel rout, Silenus. This: [ATTACH=full]161162[/ATTACH] Instead of this: [ATTACH=full]161161[/ATTACH] Silenus progresses on his poor, put-upon ass: [ATTACH=full]161163[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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