The Face in Plant 17v

[Koen G]

Ruby: since I've been obsessed with tendrilface for apparently over a year now, I do think most people on the forum know where it came from and JKP posted with that in mind. But still, I appreciate your keeping track

I'm actually happy that other researchers start to realize as well that this profile is likely intentional. I remain with my initial thought that the plant is some type of vine and is hence linked to a Dionysian being (Pan or Silenos). All kinds of vines and crawlers (bindweeds) were holy to Dionysos and were worn by his followers in their hair.

It looks like this figure would have been well understood until about the 4th century, and again in the renaissance.