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Description: | Complete figurine from a vessel or piece of furniture. An anthropomorphic female bust with bun hairstyle and a Bacchic vine and viy wreath head-dress. The hair is swept into five buns, one sitting directly on top of the head, with two on either side. The back of the hair is swept in locks on the side, the centre portion is braided there is a bun at the base. The eyes of the face are uneven, one sitting slightly higher than the other. The mouth is upturned. The chest of the piece is draped in fabric starting on the figurines left shoulder and finishing just under the right breast. The fabric has a plain band running the along the selvedge with perpendicular ridges covering the rest of the fabric. The figurines left shoulder is less developed than the right, forming a semicircular shape as opposed to the triangular shape on the right shoulder.There is a hole on the rear of the bust possibly where a pin or rivet was attached. There are a series of casting faults in the base resulting in empty areas, and a hole (4.25mm) on the bottom edge. The style suggests the figurine is a Maenad, a follower of Bacchus. The artefact is illustrated in Read 1991 and the suggested rdate is c. 1st to 2nd century AD. It measures 57.44x38.21x24.50mm. It is in good condition with a silver green patina, although some gold strike marks are present on the face and on raised portions on the hair.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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