Head of a thyrsus Small 320×293 Medium 640×585 Large 1024×937 Download Tiff Original 2400×2195 | (1.6 MB) Description "Shows the head of a thyrsus composed of the leaves and berries of the ivy, and surrounded by acanthus leaves. Very frequently, also, a while fillet was tied to the pole just below the head." — Anthon, 1891 Keywords Acanthus, berry, head, ivy, leaf, point, staff, thrysus, tip Galleries Ancient Greece Source: Charles Anthon Aenid of Virgil (New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1891) 700
