Bust of a Maenad
Date: 3rd-2nd century B.C.E.
Dimensions:
16 × 14 1/2 × 7 in. (40.6 × 36.8 × 17.8 cm)
Medium: Orange-red clay; fired earthenware
Place of Origin: Ancient Greek (Hellenistic Period)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, by exchange
Object number: 2009.1
DescriptionBust of a woman, with head turned to her right. She wears a chiton (thin under tunic) fasterned with a bow on her right shoulder, and a himation (cloak) drawn up over the back of her head. Her long hair is combed to the sides from a center part and covered with a wreath of ivy leaves and berries, the ribbon ends of which fall down the sides of her neck. There are three circular vent holes, one in the back of the head and one below each shoulder.
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