Roman Bronze Protome Bust of a Maenad, 1st Century CE - 3rd Century CE
Bronze, Silver
8.9 x 12.4 cm
3 1/2 x 4 7/8 in
3 1/2 x 4 7/8 in
SF.014
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...
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.