Artifact Sculpture (45)

Basic Information

artefact_samples	click to expand AT-OeAI-02-002277
artefact type	Sculpture
description	Head of Dionysos; Head, originally inserted into full statue; neck terminates in tenon wears fillet and ivy wreath on head; long hair, parted in centre with waves framing face, long in back and gathered into large knot or krobylos; several locks hang freely behind ears. Long beard with curling locks. Skin smoothly finished; drill work in hair and beard; point on tenoon; Roman copy (c. AD 150) of known Dionysos type "Sardanapallus" of the Vatican, attributed to Praxiteles.
find spot	Archaeological site of Ancient Corinth
find spot notes	Peribolos of Apollo
storage place	Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
material	Calcitic marble
preservation	Fragment
literature	https://www.zotero.org/groups/2745880/fwm/items/BHEC9UH4/item-details \| https://www.zotero.org/groups/2745880/fwm/items/NFEQNU2A/library \| https://www.zotero.org/groups/2745880/fwm/items/M9Q6GHJK/item-details
open access	True
project	Provenance matters: Innovation Fund 2018/20 (Part 1)