Bronze bust of a Silenus

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

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.

Bronze bust of a Silenus, Bronze, Roman

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