Terracotta statuette of Silenos (?) drinking
Unknown Artist
The figurine is mold-made and hollow. It is preserved from the head to the abdomen. Silenos' arms are bent to hold a round vessel to his lips, as if to drink.
Credit: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
3rd century B.C. (?)
Terracotta; mold-made
6.4 x 6.4cm
74.51.1686
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Permanent collection