The god; his head crowned with a diadem adorned with vine shoots; holds the thyrsus in his right hand. The statue; an eclectic creation of the Roman period; was made with the lost wax techique. The eye; made of white limestone; had eyelids and pupils worked separately; the diadem is decorated with copper and silver.Hadrianic period (AD 117-138)BEHIND : STATUE OF DIONYSUS (Sardanapalo)National Roman Museum - Palazzo Massimo alle Terme; Rome; Italy.