A ROMAN MARBLE HERM HEAD OF DIONYSUS
A ROMAN MARBLE HERM HEAD OF DIONYSUS

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN MARBLE HERM HEAD OF DIONYSUS
circa 1st century a.d.
With a long beard of curling locks, each drilled at their ends, the lips parted, his wavy hair swept up from the forehead, bound in a fillet, with short locks obscuring the ears and longer locks falling at the sides
7 in. (18.4 cm.) high