Head of Dionysus
Object type: Herm
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Italian
Artist: Luigi Valadier
Artist bio: Italian, Rome 1726–1785 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1783
Medium: Bust: red griotte marble; eyes: inlaid with white marble with black marble pupils; base: fleur-de-pêcher marble
Dimensions: Overall (with base): 12 3/8 × 6 1/8 in. (31.4 × 15.6 cm);
Overall (without base): 7 3/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 in. (18.7 × 9.5 × 7.6 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Heads|Dionysus