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THE ORIGINAL FOR THIS WAS EXCAVATED AT POMPEII ON 20TH AUGUST, 1864. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT SILENUS WAS ORIGINALLY HOLDING UP A GILT-GLASS BOWL OF WHICH ONLY TWO FRAGMENTS WERE FOUND.
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AN ITALIAN BRONZE FIGURAL ATHÉNIÈNNE
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
CAST AS SILENUS HOLDING ALOFT A CIRCULAR RIM SUPPORTING A BOWL CAST IN SHALLOW RELIEF DEPICTING A BACCHANAL PROCESSION, RAISED ON A CIRCULAR BASE---25 1/2 IN. (65CM.)
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
CAST AS SILENUS HOLDING ALOFT A CIRCULAR RIM SUPPORTING A BOWL CAST IN SHALLOW RELIEF DEPICTING A BACCHANAL PROCESSION, RAISED ON A CIRCULAR BASE---25 1/2 IN. (65CM.)