Marble statuette of Dionysos

A white marble statuette of a youthful figure with a veiled head and loose hair, wearing a belted short tunic and an animal skin draped over the shoulders. The lower legs are broken away, and the figure stands on a rough support against a plain grey backdrop.

Look closer: An animal head, likely a panther or goat, is carved at the right shoulder beside the figure's arm.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 3rd century BCE

Medium

Marble

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2920 × 3894 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1959