Reproduction
Object Category
vessels
Description
Fragment of a terracotta moulded vessel in the form of the head of Dionysos; the lower section is broken. The god wears a mitra and fruit in his hair; on the top of the head is a small vessel, and on either side the locks of hair are styled into two small handles. The surface is covered with a pink-cream coloured slip and there are traces of plaster on the surface.
Collection Place
Fayum (governorate)
Collector
Production Period
late Ptolemaic Period
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height: 8.8 cms
width: 6.3 cms
depth: 4.9 cms
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC56003
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
