Head of Dionysus
May one see it?
Not receiving at present
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
Effeminate figure with long, thick hair held by wide band (with two bunches of fruit) visible across top of forehead. Hair falls loosely at the sides, with small ringlets on each cheek, but is held in a knot at the nape of his neck. Sharply defined features, including indicated eyelids and pupils. Traces of gilding visible. Broken off at neck, oval chip from the top of the head, tip of the nose and the left fruit bunch missing.
Hard, brownish red clay with particles of mica and traces of gilding.
Harvard Art Museums
Particulars
- Accession number
- 34.1908
In the catalog
Sources
- Harvard Art Museums
- Image: Harvard Art Museums — © President and Fellows of Harvard College
