Caption

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. A Silenus's head with horse ears and an ivy wreath with flowers above the forehead. The face has a low, wavy chignon, 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, Roman pottery; vessel height 13.6 cm, width 9.6 cm, depth 10.5 cm, weight 0.246 kg., A sculpted terracotta vessel shaped like a bearded human head with a handle at the back, showing a textured surface in shades of light brown and tan with darker brown weathering, pronounced eyebrows and deep-set eyes, a broad nose, stylized mustache and curly beard, sculpted hair and decorative elements on the forehead, all set against a plain gray background with a subtle shadow beneath the object.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A01_293

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Keywords

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 chignon 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 Roman pottery vessel height 13.6 cm width 9.6 cm depth 10.5 cm weight 0.246 kg sculpted terracotta vessel shaped bearded human head handle back showing textured surface shades light brown tan darker brown weathering pronounced eyebrows deep-set eyes stylized mustache curly beard sculpted hair decorative elements set plain gray background subtle shadow beneath object.