Gold openwork hairnet with medallion

Greek, Ptolemaic

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 163

This hairnet, with its combination of delicate filigree, carefully hammered decorative bust, and spool-shaped beads, is a superb example of the Hellenistic goldsmith's skill. The medallion represents the head of a maenad, one of the female followers of the god Dionysos, wearing spiral earrings, a wreath of vine leaves and grapes, and a panther skin.

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Gold openwork hairnet with medallion, Gold, Greek, Ptolemaic

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Gold openwork hairnet with medallion, Gold, Greek, Ptolemaic
Gold openwork hairnet with medallion, Gold, Greek, Ptolemaic

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