A Roman Marble Head of a Dionysiac Child, circa 2nd Century A.D.

turned to his right, his smiling face with parted lips, the centrally parted hair arranged in a top-knot, tied in a chignon in back, and bound in a luxuriant wreath of ivy leaves and berries; nose and parts of wreath restored in painted plaster, neck prepared for mounting on a statue or bust.

the wine-merchant and art collector Henry J. Pfungst, Esq. (1844-1917), London, acquired in or prior to 1904
Sotheby and Co., London, July 20th, 1928, no. 167, illus. ("Ellison" purchaser)
the British-American actress Irene Worth, CBE (1916-2002)

Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1904
British Antique Dealers' Exhibition, Grafton Street

Exhibition of Ancient Greek Art, Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1904, p. 78, no. 42, pl. LXXX (on loan from Henry Pfungst, Esq.), shown on marble shoulders described as Renaissance in date

As described. Note small chip on proper right cheek filled with painted plaster. Relatively fresh chip on upswept curl above forehead. Smooth surfaces appear to be repolished. One corner of chignon chipped, with small fragment reattached. Minor chips, abrasions and scratches overall.
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