Caption

Vessel with a belly in the shape of a satyr's Silenus's head. 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 low, wavy hair, small eyes with thin, slender eyelids and marked irises and pupils, a short broad nose, chubby cheeks, and a narrow closed mouth. A large 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, Roman pottery, 2nd century, Pergamon workshop, Vessel. Height 13.6 cm; width 9.6 cm; depth 10.5 cm; weight 0.246 kg., A weathered terracotta jug shaped like a stylized human head with a rounded handle near the top, showing sculpted facial features including a prominent nose, brows, eyes, ear, and a detailed beard and hair, with textured worn surfaces and patches of roughness; the visible colors are shades of brown, tan, and beige set against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_290

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Rights managed

Available size

47.7Mb (3.6Mb) / 13.6in x 13.6in / 4083 x 4083 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vessel belly shape satyr's Silenus's head 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 hair small eyes thin slender eyelids marked irises pupils short broad nose chubby cheeks narrow closed mouth large part covered beard mustache parted middle arranged twisted locks curled ends Orange clay Roman pottery 2nd century Pergamon workshop Height 13.6 cm width 9.6 cm depth 10.5 cm weight 0.246 kg weathered terracotta jug shaped stylized human head rounded handle near top showing sculpted facial features prominent nose brows eyes ear detailed beard hair textured worn surfaces patches roughness visible colors shades brown tan beige set neutral gray background.