Caption

Head of a figurine of Dionysus. Head of a young man with a face devoid of expression, with a wide, compact mouth, a triangularly outlined face with carved cheeks, large eyes, a prominent nose and gently outlined eyebrows. The youth wears a diadem decorated with rosettes on the sides and a thick wreath. Traces of red paint (cinnabar) on the hair, lips and diadem; blue on the rosettes (in the recesses). 5th–4th century BC, Taranto, Southern Italy, figurine. Height 8.7 cm; width 8.3 cm; depth 6.3 cm; weight 0.28 kg.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A40_219

License type

Rights managed

Available size

96.0Mb (4.6Mb) / 19.3in x 19.3in / 5792 x 5792 (300dpi)

Keywords

Head figurine Dionysus young man face devoid expression wide compact mouth triangularly outlined face carved cheeks large eyes prominent nose gently eyebrows youth wears diadem decorated rosettes sides thick wreath Traces red paint cinnabar hair lips diadem blue recesses 5th–4th century BC Taranto Southern Italy Height 8.7 cm width 8.3 cm depth 6.3 cm weight 0.28 kg small weathered sculptural fragment viewed back showing rounded top rough uneven surfaces sculpted ear- protrusions side material pale beige off-white stone clay areas darker tan light brown discoloration darker brown base jagged lower edge background smooth medium gray.