Drunken Old Woman

The Glyptothek has a few hig quality sculptures that are almost comical to the modern eye including Drunken Old Woman

Drunken Old Woman is a Roman marble copy of the Greek original from around 200 BC. It shows a drunken old woman clutching an enormous bottle of wine to demonstrate the power of Dionysus over anyone. Even an old, well-dressed woman may succumb to his power. For much of the 19th century, the sculpture was considered too ugly for public display and languished in the store room.

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