The rough texture on the front of the right thigh is the trace of a coarse textile that was once in contact with the bronze surface and formed into a pseudomorph during the statue’s prolonged burial. Dionysos, Roman, Late Hellenistic, 1st century BCE–1st century CE, H. 135.8 cm (private collection, on loan to the Art Institute of Chicago). See Mattusch, Carol C. 1996. The Fire of Hephaistos: Large Classical Bronzes from North American Collections. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Art Museums., no. 23; Ekserdjian, David. 2012. Bronze. London: Royal Academy of Arts; New York: Harry N. Abrams., no. 44.