Bronze Bust of Silenus in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 2011

Title: Bronze bust of a Silenus

Medium; Technique: Bronze

Culture: Roman

Period: Imperial

Date: ca. A.D. 50-125

Dimensions: H. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)

Classification: Bronzes

Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of Jacob Hirsch in memory of Dr. & Mrs. Jacob Hirsch

Accession Number: 55.129.2


Description:

The Silenus wears a fawn skin and ivy wreath. There is silver inlay on the hair, the body and the whites of the eyes. There is copper inlay on the lips, ivy berries, and spots on the fawn skin as well as the inside of the skin which folds over at the top.

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