Details
- Dimensions
- 12ʺW × 12ʺD × 25ʺH
- Styles
- Grand Tour
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Period
- Late 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Bronze
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Design Modified, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Bronze
- Condition Notes
- Good It is believed the original sculpture held a glass orb oil lamp. Good It is believed the original sculpture held a glass orb oil lamp. less
- Description
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Superior quality large scale Italian Grand Tour bronze of the god Silenus after the Roman original excavated at Pompeii in …
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Superior quality large scale Italian Grand Tour bronze of the god Silenus after the Roman original excavated at Pompeii in 1864. This very fine cast shows the god holding aloft a coiled snake. It is believed the original sculpture held a glass orb oil lamp. With a rich verdigris surface.
In Greek mythology, Silenus was a companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus. less
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