MARBLE HEAD OF MAENAD, 15cm height, inv.no. 1101/R

MARBLE HEAD OF MAENAD, 15cm height, inv.no. 1101/R

Damaged in the nose, lips, chin and neck areas. On the young woman’s head there is wavy hair parted in the middle; it shows a narrow ribbon by which the hair is tied in a low bun at the nape of her neck. From the hair emerges the wreath of laurel. Eyebrows and almond-like eyes of the young girl are very carefully and beautifully shaped, and according to remains of the nose it can be assumed that it was small and proper. Gentleness of the oval face modeling and full lips contribute to a dreamy expression of Maenad’s face. Stylistic features of the bacchante’s head, as well as the way of sculpturing, point to the end of the 2nd century.

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