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Greek Tarentine Pottery Head of Banqueter or Dionysus

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Greek Tarentine Pottery Head of Banqueter or Dionysus

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Description

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Magna Graecia, southern Italy, Tarentum, Hellenistic Period, ca. 500 to 330 BCE. A striking pottery head of a male banqueter, possibly Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, displaying a neat, pointed beard, slender eyes, and a lush coiffure crowned by an elaborate headdress of rosettes and plumage. Size: 2.7" W x 3.4" H (6.9 cm x 8.6 cm)

Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art (10.210.144, 10.210.149, 10.210.71, and 10.210.162) and Yale University Art Gallery (2001.16.1).

Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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Condition

Fragment of a larger piece with losses to headdress. Otherwise, very nice with impressive preservation of detail and light earthen deposits in recessed areas.

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Greek Tarentine Pottery Head of Banqueter or Dionysus

Name: Greek Tarentine Pottery Head of Banqueter or Dionysus
SKU: 146473067
Price: 600 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $600 - $900

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