GrX003
Hellenistic marble head of Dionysus.
Alexandria, 2nd-1st century BCE.
Height: 19.5 cm. (7 5/8 in.) Width: 11.5 (4 1/2 in.) cm.
Condition: chipped nose, missing upper right part of the head and part of the hair behind the left ear. Mounted.
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The head of Dionysus is finely sculptured with elongated face and long neck. He wears a diadem around his central parted long hair with the wavy curls, which falls on both sides of his neck. The face with arched eyebrows, almond shaped eyes, straight nose, full sensual lips, full chicks and rounded chin.
This sculpture is a fine example of the Hellenistic Alexandrian style: alive, sensual and full of charm.
Cf. Smith, RRR, 1991.
LIMC.
Smith, RRR – London 1991- Smith, RRR. Hellenistic Sculpture, London 1991
LIMC - Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae, ed. L Khail, I-VIII, Zurich/Munich 1981, 2000..
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