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![Bacchus character jug - Portugal circa 1860](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_78358242855c427f92dee1927be807c5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_280,h_419,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Image-place-holder_edited_edited_edited_.jpg)
Bacchus character jug produced in Portugal circa 1860. Bacchus is the Roman god of wine and intoxication. Around 200 BCE the Bacchanalia annual festival was held in his honor featuring excessive drinking orgies and criminal behavior.
Maker:
unknown
Portugal
circa 1860
Model #:
character jug
Size:
medium
Height:
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![Bacchus character jug - Portugal circa 1860](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8b614_a9dcce80efe74e19922829d3a50e7ea6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_229,h_344,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Image-place-holder_edited.jpg)
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