Head of Dionysus (?) for attachment, possibly for a couch, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 B.C., From Egypt, Alexandria Region; Probably from Alexandria, ivory, H. 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.); W. 5.1 cm (2 in.); D. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.), Fine ivory attachments were used on Hellenistic couches of the type that served for dining and sleeping, but also as funerary biers.
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Head, Dionysus, attachment, couch, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 B.C, Egypt, Alexandria Region, Alexandria, ivory, H, 4.9 cm, 1 15/16, W, 5.1, 2, D, 2.8 1/8, Fine ivory, attachments, Hellenistic couches, type, served, dining, sleeping, funerary biers
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