Marble round altar with a frieze of animals and masks

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

The theatrical masks and panthers on this altar suggest it may have been used in a sanctuary of Bacchus (Roman Dionysos), since both motifs are common elements in the god's iconography.

Marble round altar with a frieze of animals and masks, Marble, Roman

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