A Marble Head of a Maenad on a Porphyry Bust of Sarapis, Roman Imperial, mid 1st /2nd century A.D. the bust after the 4th century Greek cult statue of Sarapis at Alexandria attributed to Bryaxis, clad in a chiton and himation falling from the left shoulder, the head, perhaps that of a maenad, turned slightly to her right, with prominent chin, smiling parted lips, straight nose, and almond-shaped eyes, her centrally parted hair arranged in a melon coiffure, spiral ringlets framing the forehead, tied in a plait falling over the nape the neck, and surmounted by a pine wreath. Height 19 1/2 in. 49.5 cm.
A Marble Head of a Maenad on a Porphyry Bust of Sarapis, Roman Imperial, mid 1st /2nd century A.D. the bust after the 4th century Greek cult statue of Sarapis at Alexandria attributed to Bryaxis, clad in a chiton and himation falling from the left shoulder, the head, perhaps that of a maenad, turned slightly to her right, with prominent chin, smiling parted lips, straight nose, and almond-shaped eyes, her centrally parted hair arranged in a melon coiffure, spiral ringlets framing the forehead, tied in a plait falling over the nape the neck, and surmounted by a pine wreath. Height 19 1/2 in. 49.5 cm.
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