SculptureGreek3rd century BCE
Head of Dionysus
300-200 BCE
Description
Effeminate head, possibly of Dionysus. Voluminous curls piled high and framing the face with two bunches of grapes in either side. Long curl falls on either side of the neck. Broad nose, indicated eyelids and a sorrowful expression. Traces of gilding. Broken off at neck, chips missing from back of the head. Hard, brownish red clay with traces of mica and gold pigment.
Dimensions
with base: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Misses Katherine B. and Mary D. Upham; loan to Fogg Art Museum, 1908.
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