Terracotta Head of Silenos
First half of the 3rd century BC
MS 1869h
Head of an elderly silenos or satyr. Originally part of a large terracotta
figurine depicting one of the plump and intoxicated drinking companions of
the god of wine. Normally jovial, here the snub-nosed creature grimaces fiercely.
Absent too are the horse ears and beard that normally characterize silens
in earlier Greek art.
H. 9.2; W. 7.0; Th. 7.0 cm. UM neg. S4-65788.