Decoration in the shape of the head of Silenus. Relief appliqué of the head of Silenus, depicted in profile facing left. The nose is wrinkled and snub-nosed with clearly marked nostrils; the lips are full and pursed in a slightly sarcastic grimace. The face is framed by a mustache and beard. The eyes have clearly defined irises, half-closed, with slightly upturned eyebrows. At the level of the lower corner of the eye a round hole is drilled through—remains of a mounting. Behind it, at eye level, a clearly developed, though somewhat schematically depicted, ear is visible. A wreath or crown is visible on the hair above the forehead. A semicircular oval cutout of unknown purpose is visible under the chin. 3rd–2nd century BC, Myrmekion Black Sea region. Appliqué, bas-relief; height 7.2 cm, width 4.1 cm., A carved stone or bone fragment shaped like a stylized human profile with a prominent nose, pronounced brow, and a deep-set circular hole where the eye would be; the profile shows a flowin...
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Decoration in the shape of the head of Silenus. Relief appliqué of the head of Silenus, depicted in profile facing left. The nose is wrinkled and snub-nosed with clearly marked nostrils; the lips are full and pursed in a slightly sarcastic grimace. The face is framed by a mustache and beard. The eyes have clearly defined irises, half-closed, with slightly upturned eyebrows. At the level of the lower corner of the eye a round hole is drilled through—remains of a mounting. Behind it, at eye level, a clearly developed, though somewhat schematically depicted, ear is visible. A wreath or crown is visible on the hair above the forehead. A semicircular oval cutout of unknown purpose is visible under the chin. 3rd–2nd century BC, Myrmekion Black Sea region. Appliqué, bas-relief; height 7.2 cm, width 4.1 cm., A carved stone or bone fragment shaped like a stylized human profile with a prominent nose, pronounced brow, and a deep-set circular hole where the eye would be; the profile shows a flowing carved beard and hair with carved grooves and a wreath or leafy motif on the forehead; the surface has a weathered, rough texture and an overall color palette of gray, brown, beige, and tan against a plain light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A02_363

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Decoration shape head Silenus Relief appliqué depicted profile facing left nose wrinkled snub-nosed marked nostrils lips full pursed slightly sarcastic grimace face framed mustache beard eyes defined irises half-closed slightly upturned eyebrows level lower corner eye round hole drilled remains mounting eye level developed though somewhat schematically depicted ear visible wreath crown hair forehead semicircular oval cutout unknown purpose visible under chin 3rd–2nd century BC Myrmekion Black Sea region Appliqué bas-relief height 7.2 cm width 4.1 cm carved stone bone fragment shaped stylized human profile prominent nose pronounced brow deep-set circular hole profile flowing carved carved grooves leafy motif surface weathered rough texture color palette gray brown beige tan plain light gray background.

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