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Museum August Kestner Antike Kulturen Die Sammlung Erhart Kästner [1966.73]
Kopf des Dionysos (Museum August Kestner CC BY-NC-SA)
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Head of Dionysos

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Description

Dionysus was considered the inventor of wine and the founder of the wreath of ivy, which promised cooling and mitigated the consequences of drinking too much wine: "It [the ivy] confuses the mind, but, drunk to excess, cleanses the head [...]". (Plin. nat. 24.75). (AVS)

Former collection Erhart Käster, Wolfenbüttel

Similar objects

Paris, Louvre CA 3679 (1958) (Besques III D 914)

Material/Technique

clay, remains of gilding / from the mould, traces of red paint

Measurements

Height: 4.6 cm

Detailed description

Köpfchen einer Statuette des Weingottes Dionysos. Das Haar ist über der Stirn und den Schläfen aufgerollt und im Nacken zum Knoten gesteckt. Über der Stirn ein Band, im Haar Kranz von Efeublättern- und Blüten.

Literature

  • Dierichs, Angelika - Siebert, Anne Viola (2006): Duftnoten. Was Griechen und Römern in die Nase stieg. Hannover, 29 Nr. 4
  • Liepmann, Ursula (1975): Griechische Terrakotten, Bronzen, Skulpturen. Hannover, 103 Nr. T 120
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