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Sculpture, Antiquities Museum, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt

Statue of Dionysus, Greek god of wine, as a naked child, under a tree or vine, with a panther, Roman, 2nd century AD, marble, from El Mehamara, Sidi Bishr, in the Antiquities Museum, established 2001, in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Library of Alexandria, built 1995-2002 in Alexandria, Egypt. The building also houses a cultural centre, conference centre, museums, art galleries and a planetarium. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Statue of Dionysus, Greek god of wine, as a naked child, under a tree or vine, with a panther, Roman, 2nd century AD, marble, from El Mehamara, Sidi Bishr, in the Antiquities Museum, established 2001, in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Library of Alexandria, built 1995-2002 in Alexandria, Egypt. The building also houses a cultural centre, conference centre, museums, art galleries and a planetarium. Picture by Manuel Cohen