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Roman Bronze Protome Bust of a Maenad - SF.014
Origin: Mediterranean
Circa: 1
st
Century AD
to 3
rd
Century AD
Dimensions:
4.9" (12.4cm) high
x 3.5" (8.9cm) wide
Collection: Classical
Medium: Bronze, Silver
Location: Great Britain
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The bust has a large rectangular socket behind,
the maenad emerges from the calyx of a flower
and is wearing a chiton fastened with rosettes at
the shoulders, her expressive face with bow-
shaped mouth and large eyes are inlaid with
silver, crow's feet are at the outer corners, her
engraved centrally parted hair is surmounted by
a wreath of grapevine, a flower rests above the
forehead, the elements of the wreath are
connected by a fragmentary bronze wire.
- (SF.014)
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