Antique Mettlach Beer Stein Etched #2035 Bacchus Procession Bacchanalia (b1) For Sale

This antique Mettlach beer stein features an etched design of a Bacchus procession and Bacchanalia scene, numbered #2035. The stein was made in Germany and is a lidded stein, perfect for any collector of breweriana or beer memorabilia. The stein is 3/10 Liter in excellent condition and would make a great addition to any collection or for display in a bar or man cave. Bacchus was the Roman God of wine and intoxication, equated with the Greek Dionysus. Bacchanalia orgies introduced in Rome around 200 BC. These infamous celebrations, notorious for their sexual and criminal characte, got so out of hand they were forofferden by the Roman Senate