A spectacular find, and the first of its kind in Israel: A Roman period marble sarcophagus was uncovered, upon which was sculpted a special scene of the drinking contest between Dionysus and Heracles (Hercules). After restoration, the scenes have been fully revealed: In the center Dionysus, the god of wine, and around him a retinue of a host of mythological characters such as Maenads, satyrs, Hermes, Pan, lions and tigers. This sarcophagus offers an unusual perspective of the idea of death - not as an end, but as the beginning of a new path.
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