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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN SILVER PLAQUE
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Formed of a rectangle of hammered sheet, with a maenad in repoussé, moving to the right on a thin groundline, her left foot forward, her sleeveless chiton falling open at the back, clinging to the form of her body and billowing behind at the ankles, a sash tied at her waist and fanning in front and back, a long thyrsus beside her on the left, her left hand raised above her head, her right hand before her face, holding an attribute in both hands, her long wavy hair falling to her shoulders, perforated at the corners for attachment
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Formed of a rectangle of hammered sheet, with a maenad in repoussé, moving to the right on a thin groundline, her left foot forward, her sleeveless chiton falling open at the back, clinging to the form of her body and billowing behind at the ankles, a sash tied at her waist and fanning in front and back, a long thyrsus beside her on the left, her left hand raised above her head, her right hand before her face, holding an attribute in both hands, her long wavy hair falling to her shoulders, perforated at the corners for attachment
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, London, early 1980s.
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