Head of Silenos
Description: | 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) |
Period: | Hellenistic |
Date: | 199 - 100 BC |
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. |
Accession Number: | 74.51.1496 |