Marble head of a god, probably Dionysos, Imperial, 1st or 2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, H. 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm), Stone Sculpture, The style of this head looks back to early Greek sculpture known as Archaic. Dionysos was the male deity most commonly archaized in Hellenistic and Roman times. The old-fashioned style lent an air of venerable antiquity to the image of the god and implied the long history of his cult
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Marble head, god, Dionysos, Imperial, 1st, 2nd century .D, Roman, Marble, H, 16 3/8, 41.6 cm, Stone Sculpture, style, head looks, back, early Greek, sculpture, Archaic, male deity, commonly archaized, Hellenistic, Roman times, old-fashioned style, lent, air, venerable antiquity, image, implied, long history, cult
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