Gold openwork hairnet with medallion, Hellenistic, ca. 200–150 B.C., Greek, Ptolemaic, Gold, 2 3/8 in. (6 cm) x 3 9/16 in. (9cm), Gold and Silver, This hairnet, with its combination of delicate filigree, carefully hammered decorative bust, and spool-shaped beads, is a superb example of the Hellenistic goldsmith's skill. The medallion represents the head of a maenad, one of the female followers of the god Dionysos, wearing spiral earrings, a wreath of vine leaves and grapes, and a panther skin
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Gold openwork hairnet, medallion, Hellenistic, ca, 200–150 B.C, Greek, Ptolemaic, Gold, 2 3/8, 6 cm, x 3 9/16, 9cm, Silver, hairnet, combination, delicate filigree, carefully hammered, decorative, bust, spool-shaped beads, superb example, Hellenistic goldsmith, skill, medallion represents, head, maenad, female followers, god Dionysos, wearing spiral, earrings, wreath, vine leaves, grapes, panther skin
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