Faience appliqué with a bust of Dionysos

3rd–1st century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 164

The use of faience, a material of Egyptian origin, for an object of Greek type and style exhibits an interesting combination of Greek and Egyptian workmanship that has been documented at Alexandria but is likely to have existed elsewhere as well. This piece, unlike the better known Ptolemaic faience oinochoai with relief decoration, does not appear to have belonged to a vessel and points to another use for faience appliqués in the Hellenistic period.

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Title: Faience appliqué with a bust of Dionysos
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 3rd–1st century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: Overall: 2 5/16 x 2 x 1 1/16in. (5.9 x 5.1 x 2.7cm)
Classification: Miscellaneous-Faience
Credit Line: Purchase, Jeannette and Jonathan Rosen Gift and Mr. and Mrs. Christos G. Bastis Gift, 2000
Object Number: 2000.308
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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