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Fragmentary statuette of the Chthonian Dionysos (?)
Greek, South Italian
2nd 1/2 4th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7949
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFragment of statuette of the Chthonian Dionysos (?). Torso broken at waist. Elaborate stephane. A piece missing from the upper cord; the loops above each rosette are broken; also the fillet and cord ends on each shoulder.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought at Taranto. I believe it came from a sanctuary . . .about a mile & a half or two miles along the road eastwards from the modern canal.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901