Head of a maenad and Satyr's hand
late 2nd century A.D., based on Hellenistic Greek work of 2nd century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueMarble from Carrara in northwest Italy
DimensionsHeight x length (of face): 14.2 x 9.4 cm (5 9/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit LineBartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession number03.758
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1903: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Rome.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, March 24,1903
1st or 2nd century A.D.
late 1st century B.C. – 1st century A.D.
1st–2nd century A.D.
2nd century A.D. or 19th century
1st–2nd century A.D.
30 B.C.–A.D. 70
1st–2nd century A.D.
probably first half of the 1st century B.C.
about A.D. 125–175
