Lot Essay
For a similar bust of a Silen see no. 217 in La Baume, Rmisches Kunstgewerbe.
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE BUST OF A SILENUS
circa 1st-2nd century a.d.
Perhaps a furniture attachment, his head turned to the right, his bald pate with a wreath of ivy and berries, his pointy ears visible, his beard formed of long individual ringlets, his mouth agape, with deep set eyes below a furrowed brow, his forehead wrinkled, wearing an animal skin draped over his left shoulder, with two iron pins protruding from the back for attachment
4 in. (11.4 cm) high
circa 1st-2nd century a.d.
Perhaps a furniture attachment, his head turned to the right, his bald pate with a wreath of ivy and berries, his pointy ears visible, his beard formed of long individual ringlets, his mouth agape, with deep set eyes below a furrowed brow, his forehead wrinkled, wearing an animal skin draped over his left shoulder, with two iron pins protruding from the back for attachment
4 in. (11.4 cm) high