Bust of a young woman (capite velato) whose veiled head is inclined to the right as if lost in thought. The idealized face is characterized by a low, markedly receding forehead; small eyes framed by broad upper and lower lids, shaded beneath prominent, slightly projecting eyebrows; a short, broad nose; and a small mouth with full lips. Above her forehead, the young woman wears a wreath decorated with flowers or corymbs, from beneath which a few waves of hair emerge. A short, ample neck transitions into to the unclothed bust. The lower end of the bust is conically shaped and only roughly smoothed, suggesting that the head was originally inserted into a statuette. As the head is carved fully in the round, with the reverse carefully finished, it was probably intended for display as a free-standing sculpture. The idealized features and the veil suggest that the figure represents a goddess. As the figure’s youthfulness is emphasized, it might depict Persephone. However, if the wreath were indeed composed of ivy, the sculpture might represent a maenad/bacchante or a nymph. Both belong to the Dionysian retinue, although it would be unusual for a maenad to wear a veil. Thalia, the muse of comic poetry and entertainment, is also depicted with an ivy wreath. If one interprets the raised feature above the left earlobe as a pointed ear, a reading as a Paniska (satyr girl) is conceivable. Ariadne, as consort of Dionysus, is also occasionally shown wearing an ivy wreath. The narrow eyes with slightly puffy lids and the small mouth with full lips, that taper only slightly towards the corners, suggest a date of creation in the Late Hellenistic Period. The underside was presumably smoothed in modern times. Traces of root growth are visible throughout the sculpture’s surface. A flake lost above the centre of the forehead. Slightly worn in a few places. Yellowish patina.