Hadrianic Dionysos head offered at Cottone’s auction

One of the highlights of Cottone’s sale in Geneseo, New York, on September 28 will be this marble head of Dionysos, a Roman copy of a late classical (4th century BC) Greek archetype.

The 13in (33cm) high bust, which is dated to the first half of the 2nd century AD, depicts the god…

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