Caption

Head of a Dionysus figurine; maker, Tarentine workshop; Dionysus mythology, wreaths; Greek deity; 5th–4th century BC previously 2nd half of the 5th century BC; Tarentum, Southern Italy Italy; sculpture; height 12.9 cm, width 7 cm, depth 6 cm, weight 0.18 kg., A terracotta head of a person with a tall decorative headdress shaped like a stylized plume sits against a neutral gray background; the head is light brown with subtle darker brown and reddish patches, showing detailed curly hair framing the face, closed or slightly open eyes, a defined nose and lips, and a neck base that appears broken or incomplete, while the headdress has textured leafy or feathered elements and a band encircling the forehead.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_078

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (1.3Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Head Dionysus figurine maker Tarentine workshop Dionysus mythology wreaths Greek deity 5th–4th century BC previously 2nd half 5th century BC Tarentum Southern Italy Italy sculpture height 12.9 cm width 7 cm depth 6 cm weight 0.18 kg terracotta head person tall decorative headdress shaped stylized plume sits neutral gray background head light brown subtle darker brown reddish patches showing detailed curly hair framing face closed slightly open eyes defined nose lips neck base broken incomplete headdress textured leafy feathered elements band encircling forehead.