Sculpture, Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Silenus, companion of the Dionysus the god of wine, with a crown of ivy, vine leaves and grapes, detail from a monumental crater or krater, a wine vase, Roman, 2nd century AD, part of the furniture in the Tarraco Colonial Forum, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Silenus, companion of the Dionysus the god of wine, with a crown of ivy, vine leaves and grapes, detail from a monumental crater or krater, a wine vase, Roman, 2nd century AD, part of the furniture in the Tarraco Colonial Forum, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen