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Mask of Bearded Dionysus. Miniature mask depicting Dionysus with an expressive nose, full lips in a slight smile framed by a mustache and a thick, curled beard. On the head with a lush mane of hair is a wreath, and above it a fragmentarily preserved and unidentified decoration. Fairly good level of workmanship. 2nd half of the 2nd century BC. Myrmekion place of discovery, Amissos place of origin? . Mask, height 7 cm., A fragment of a carved stone face with a textured, uneven surface, showing sculpted hair, eyebrows, eyes, a nose, and the suggestion of a beard or lower facial features; the stone displays a range of warm reddish-brown and terracotta tones with areas of lighter beige and some darker brown patches, set against a neutral light gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A01_464

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

43.7Mo (1.9Mo) / 31.7cm x 34.5cm / 3744 x 4078 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Mask Bearded Dionysus Miniature mask depicting Dionysus expressive nose full lips slight smile framed mustache thick curled beard head lush mane hair wreath fragmentarily preserved decoration Fairly good level workmanship 2nd half 2nd century BC Myrmekion place discovery Amissos place origin height 7 cm fragment carved stone face textured uneven surface showing sculpted hair eyebrows eyes nose suggestion beard lower facial features stone displays range warm reddish-brown terracotta tones areas lighter beige darker brown patches set neutral light gray background.