A Roman bronze attachment bust of Dionysus
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
The youthful god depicted with plump features, the hair dressed with a large floral leafy garland, wearing a goat skin tied at his right shoulder, emerging from an acanthus leaf, set on an integral pedestal base, 5½in (14cm) high, mounted on a marble base
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
The youthful god depicted with plump features, the hair dressed with a large floral leafy garland, wearing a goat skin tied at his right shoulder, emerging from an acanthus leaf, set on an integral pedestal base, 5½in (14cm) high, mounted on a marble base
Sold for
£812
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Joseph Klein Collection, formed in New York between 1941 and 1980. Thence by descent.
Category: Antiquities
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