Figurine

MS5405

From: Mediterranean | South Italy

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS5405
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean | South Italy
Date Made 2nd c. BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Dionysos
Description

Front half of head, cut off below at point where chin would join neck. Frontal view. Possibly wearing a plain cap (?): top part of head smooth, bordered in front by a band semicircular in profile. Between band and forehead the surface is indistinctly impressed but seems to represent mostly a garland of large clusters of grapes and grape leaves; one large cluster covers area of the right ear (left area missing). A loop of a fillet in center of forehead. Muddy brown clay; no trace of color. Two holes for suspension in upper part. Hollow; mold-made. Mended from two large sections.

Height 11 cm
Width 9.7 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Dillwyn Parrish, 1914
Other Number 215 - Collector Number

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