Crete, Archaeological Museum of ChaniaPanel with the legend of Dionysos and Ariadne of Naxos, from t

Crete, Archaeological Museum of Chania

Panel with the legend of Dionysos and Ariadne of Naxos, from the Triclinium of the House of Dionysos.

In a large panel Dionysos is depicted on a panther followed by a satyr. In the border part, the artist’s signature is preserved indicating his provenance; Daphne, a suburb of Antioch, where there was a famous mosaic school at the time. The legend of Dionysos and Ariadne of Naxos is depicted in the best preserved smaller panel. The comic masks allude to the relationship of Dionysos with theatre.

Dated 3rd century A.D

Found in the town of Chania (ancient Kydonia), near the Market Square in 1977.