The Beth Shean Bust
The Beth Shean Bust
3D
Published 2017-03-17T11:19:30+00:00
Roman marble double herm. Carved from marmo lunense marble with the opposing heads of Bacchus and Ariadne, each with the shapely lips parted revealing teeth, the eyes with drilled tear ducts, incised irises and drilled crescentic pupils gazing upwards, each with a sharp arching brow ridge and straight nose. Bacchus is wearing a fillet across his forehead, the centrally parted hair dressed with a rich garland of ivy leaves with two frontal clusters of berries, and vine leaves and bunches of grapes hanging down behind the ears. Ariadne has softer features and a fuller face, her wavy hair is centrally parted and she is dressed with delicate ivy berries and leaves. Eastern Mediterranean, 1st century AD
| Date published | 17/03/2017 |
| Title | The Beth Shean Bust |
| Date | 1st century AD |
| Accession | MMoCA20 |
| Period | Roman Republic |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | Levett Family Collection |
| Record | https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/asset/the-%E2%80%98beth-shean-bust%E2%80%99-roman/XwGQoI9rMspHQw |
| Place | Mougins Museum of Classical Art |