Bronze with green and blue patina
Dim. 6,5 x 9,9 cm
Roman art, XNUMXst century
Origin
Former McManus collection, USA, 1950s
Acquired from Galerie Sasson Ancient Art, 2013
For a similar typology
WALTERS, HB, Catalog of the Greek and Roman Lamps in the British Museum, Oxford University Press, London, 1914, pl.1, n°10
Protruding beak in front of the feet with suspension ring on the left side. The Silenus is figured bald with a thick beard and mustache. He holds his exaggerated phallus in both hands, the tip of which forms the beak. His feet are placed on either side of the mouth.
On his left thigh, the presence of a bird.
A Roman bronze oil lamp in the shape of a Silenus. 1st century AD
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On his left thigh, the presence of a bird.
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