Dionysos and Maenad
Roman Imperial Period about 1st–2nd century A.D. with 18th-century additions.
Greek and Italian marble
Dimensions: 88.9 x 43.2 cm (35 x 17 in.)
Only the body and right leg of Dionysos (perhaps once a Priapos figure) and the body and left knee of the maenad are ancient. Her right hand and wrist remain on Priapos's draped back. The surfaces are somewhat worn and slightly weathered. They have a light yellow to buff color. Graeco-Roman copy of Hellenistic group, heavily restored in the 18th century.
from Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
