Vessel with a belly in the shape of a satyr's head, unknown Pergamon workshop. A flat-bottomed vessel with a plastic belly in the shape of a Silenus's head, a funnel-shaped spout, and a vertical ribbon handle curved into a circle. The Silenus's head has horse ears and an ivy wreath with flowers above the forehead. The face has a low, wavy cola, small eyes with thin, slender eyelids and marked irises and pupils, a short, broad nose, chubby cheeks, and a narrow, closed mouth. A significant part of the face is covered by a beard and mustache, parted in the middle and arranged in twisted locks with curled ends. Orange clay, 2nd century, Pergamon; vessel. Height 13.6 cm, width 9.6 cm, depth 10.5 cm, weight 0.246 kg., A terracotta vessel shaped like a stylized human head with a pronounced brow, deep-set round eyes, a broad nose, and a full curled beard; the surface shows textured sculpted details and worn areas. The object sits on a flat surface and casts a soft shadow. The background is a s...
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Vessel with a belly in the shape of a satyr's head, unknown Pergamon workshop. A flat-bottomed vessel with a plastic belly in the shape of a Silenus's head, a funnel-shaped spout, and a vertical ribbon handle curved into a circle. The Silenus's head has horse ears and an ivy wreath with flowers above the forehead. The face has a low, wavy cola, small eyes with thin, slender eyelids and marked irises and pupils, a short, broad nose, chubby cheeks, and a narrow, closed mouth. A significant part of the face is covered by a beard and mustache, parted in the middle and arranged in twisted locks with curled ends. Orange clay, 2nd century, Pergamon; vessel. Height 13.6 cm, width 9.6 cm, depth 10.5 cm, weight 0.246 kg., A terracotta vessel shaped like a stylized human head with a pronounced brow, deep-set round eyes, a broad nose, and a full curled beard; the surface shows textured sculpted details and worn areas. The object sits on a flat surface and casts a soft shadow. The background is a smooth neutral gray. Visible colors include warm tan and light brown on the vessel, muted gray in the background, and a subtle darker gray in the shadow.

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Vessel belly shape satyr's head unknown Pergamon workshop flat-bottomed vessel plastic belly Silenus's head funnel-shaped spout vertical ribbon handle curved circle horse ears ivy wreath flowers forehead face low wavy cola small eyes thin slender eyelids marked irises pupils short broad nose chubby cheeks narrow closed mouth significant part covered beard mustache parted middle arranged twisted locks curled ends Orange clay 2nd century Pergamon vessel Height 13.6 cm width 9.6 cm depth 10.5 cm weight 0.246 kg terracotta vessel shaped stylized human head pronounced brow deep-set round eyes full curled surface textured sculpted details worn areas object sits flat surface casts soft shadow background smooth neutral gray Visible colors include warm tan light brown muted gray subtle darker gray shadow.

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