Head of a Maenad

Description The head of a maenad, wearing an ivy wreath, is carved in relief on the counter. A Bacchic staff, or "thrysos," is visible at the right. The number 13 is inscribed on the back in both Latin (XIII) and Greek numerals.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
8/18/1982	Treatment	cleaned; examined for condition

Exhibitions

• The Carver's Art: Medieval Sculpture in Ivory, Bone and Horn. Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick. 1989.

Provenance Henry Walters, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer Gallery [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Gutman [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum [date of acquisition unknown], by gift.

Inscriptions [Transcription] XIII; [Inscription] In Greek numerals; [Translation] 13

Credit Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Gutman [formerly part of the Walters Collection]