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A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF DIONYSOS
The youthful god with idealized features, lidded almond-shaped eyes and parted bow-shaped lips, his centrally parted hair held in place by a fillet across his forehead, adorned with thick ivy wreath with bunches of grapes, hair at back pulled into a knot at the nape of his neck, remains of tendrils falling down either side of his neck, mounted
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high
The youthful god with idealized features, lidded almond-shaped eyes and parted bow-shaped lips, his centrally parted hair held in place by a fillet across his forehead, adorned with thick ivy wreath with bunches of grapes, hair at back pulled into a knot at the nape of his neck, remains of tendrils falling down either side of his neck, mounted
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high
Provenance
French private collection: acquired from Galerie de Serres, Paris, circa 1990.
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