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Silenus
Greek
Hellenistic Period
3rd–2nd century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. J. Dixwell, by exchange
Accession Number60.41
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 078.
DescriptionSilenus stands in dramatic pose, with his feet apart and his right hand with open palm brought up to his shoulder. The missing left hand was extended. He is nude, except for a woolen cloth wrapped around his waist and knotted in front.
ProvenanceBy 1960: with Mathias Komor, 19 East 71st Street, New York 21; February 11, 1960: purchased by MFA from Mathias Komor for $ 850.00