Head of Silenos - image 1

Hellenistic

Head of Silenos

The head is mold-made and solid. The back is probably handmade. The head is preserved with part of the neck in back. He has a high furrowed forehead. His head is bald, with just a few locks of hair above the thick, projecting jug ears. H. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)

Date

199 - 100 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1496

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 492, p. 40, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2325, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 355, pp. 212, 263, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.