The Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries (1891) - Page 12

The page contains four classical-style line drawings arranged in two rows. Top row: Two female figures in Greek dress (chitons and himations). The figure on the left holds a shallow offering bowl (phiale) and a small jug (oenochoe). The figure on the right holds a long, slender instrument, possibly a double aulos or ritual rods. A slender vine with oak-like leaves at the base stands between the two women. Bottom row: Two mythological scenes. On the left, titled "Bacchante and Faun," a nude male faun and a partially draped woman are in a close embrace on the ground; a thyrsus and a tambourine lie in the foreground. On the right, titled "Faun and Bacchus," a bearded faun and a youthful nude male (Bacchus) are depicted in a physical struggle or wrestling embrace.

Eleusinian Priestesses.

Bacchante and Faun. Faun and Bacchus.