Applique

Gilded terracotta applique depicting a semi-reclining female figure wearing a chiton, holding what is probably a cymbal in her left hand. She is flanked by a nude Eros with a cloak and situla. Similar appliques, arranged in friezes incorporating a range of subjects, were used for the decoration of wooden sarcophagi. The figure was part of a frieze with a Dionysian theme.