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Silver bust of Dionysus, Taxila, 1st C BCE – 2nd C CE [d/b]

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Silver medallion found at Sirkap, Taxila by John Marshall. Repoussé bust of bearded figure [Dionysos / Silenus / Hercules] with the grapevine wreath and goblet is framed into the handle of a bowl.

Dated 1st century BCE [Durham University] – 2nd century CE [Arputharani Sengupta, Morphology of Roman Iconography in Gandhara https://www.academia.edu]

Islamabad National Museum of Pakistan (1957.1.1860). According to Llewelyn Morgan https://llewelynmorgan.com it was stolen from the museum in 1999