A Marble Head of the Youthful Dionysos, 1st half of the 2nd century A.D.

turned to his left, his centrally parted hair bound in a diadem, tied in a chignon over the nape of the neck, and surmounted by an ivy wreath with twin clusters of berries on top of the head, and by a vine wreath with ample leaves and clusters of grapes hanging over the ears, his face with parted lips and almond-shaped eyes.

the architect and author I.N. Phelps Stokes (1867-1944), New York
Joseph Brummer, New York [inv. nos. N3321 and X539], acquired from the above in 1924/1925
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, Part II of the Notable Art Collection belonging to the Estate of the Late Joseph Brummer, May 11th, 1949, no. 216

Good and as shown. Tip of the nose restored in marble. Ivy leaves over the forehead fragmentary; other minor chips on the wreath. The back is in good condition.There is a drip of gilding or some other material on a stem of the wreath in back. Surface somewhat worn overall.
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For a lifesize head of identical type see Sotheby's, New York, November 21st-22nd, 1985, no. 72.