Maenad-head earrings, Ptolemaic Period, 1st century B.C., From Egypt, gold, a. As Worn: H. 2.5 × W. 2.9 cm (1 × 1 1/8 in.), Earrings with heads of maenads (Dionysus's female followers) are rare in Egypt but occur in the Levant and Cyprus. The form is late Hellenistic.
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Maenad-head earrings, Ptolemaic Period, 1st century B.C, Egypt, gold, Worn, H, 2.5, W, 2.9 cm, 1, 1 1/8, Earrings, heads, maenads, Dionysus, female followers, rare, occur, Levant, Cyprus, form, late Hellenistic
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