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. On his head 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 (Italy). Terracotta figurine; height 8.7 cm, width 8.3 cm, depth 6.3 cm, weight 0.28 kg.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A40_221

License type

Rights managed

Available size

96.0Mb (4.8Mb) / 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 head youth wears diadem decorated rosettes sides thick wreath Traces red paint cinnabar hair lips diadem blue recesses 5th–4th century BC Taranto Southern Italy Italy Terracotta figurine height 8.7 cm width 8.3 cm depth 6.3 cm weight 0.28 kg sculpted head ancient figure rendered weathered stone tones beige off-white patches brown rust-colored discoloration showing smooth forehead closed neutral eyes straight nose slightly parted styled short curls temples headband fillet wraps circular ear- discs side traces greenish-blue pigmentation neck base display rough broken edges flat gray background.