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 schematic, 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 object shaped like a stylized human profile with a prominent nose, beard, and ear, showing carved flowing hair and leaf-like shapes on the head; the object appears to have a round hole near ...
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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 schematic, 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 object shaped like a stylized human profile with a prominent nose, beard, and ear, showing carved flowing hair and leaf-like shapes on the head; the object appears to have a round hole near the eye area and an irregular curved lower edge; visible colors include shades of brown, tan, and beige against a pale gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A02_365

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Decoration shape head Silenus Relief appliqué Silenus 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 schematic 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 object shaped stylized human profile prominent nose showing carved flowing hair leaf- shapes object round hole near eye area irregular curved lower edge visible colors include shades brown tan beige pale gray background.

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