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Head of Dionysos
(Roman Empire )
This head of Dionysos has a vine garland. His hair is in a knot at the back, below the garland. The piece is broken at the base of the neck.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [marble no. 88], by 1897, [mode of acquisition unknown]; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Geographies
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall H: 13 5/8 × W: 7 3/4 × D: 8 3/16 in. (34.54 × 19.69 × 20.83 cm); Head H: 9 × W: 7 3/4 × D: 8 3/16 in. (22.86 × 19.69 × 20.83 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
23.116