Head of Dionysus (?) for attachment, possibly for a couch
Object type: Hellenistic head, boss
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Ptolemaic Period
Date: 332–30 B.C.
Medium: ivory
Dimensions: H. 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.); W. 5.1 cm (2 in.); D. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Geography: From|Probably from  |  Egypt Alexandria Region Alexandria
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession year: 1926
Tags: Heads