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Wood roundel with a bust of Dionysos

Very few ancient Greek works in wood have survived. This roundel presumably served as a fulcrum (furniture attachment), a type well known in bronze. The youthful, feminized image of Dionysos is typical of Hellenistic representations of the god of wine.

Credit: Gift of Nanette B. Kelekian, in memory of George M. A. Hanfmann, 1998...

2nd century B.C.
Wood
3.8 x 3.8cm
1998.43
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018

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