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Miniature mask of Silenus
Greek, Ptolemaic
Hellenistic
3rd–2nd century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.418
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionSilenus mask. Possibly a model of an actor's dramatic mask of a Satyr with a full beard, furrowed forehead, bald head and large eyebrows, probably associated with the New Comedy.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886).