Silenus, sculpture / centerpiece of patinated bronze after a Roman model, Italy around 1900

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Sculpture / centerpiece of patinated bronze in the form of the god Silenus, who lifts a snake, above this a ring on which a bowl lies loosely, Italy around 1900. Copy of ancient Roman sculpture found in Pompeii in 1864. In the years after the discovery, the statue became a cult object for travelers on 'the Grand Tour' in Italy. Therefore, the Neapolitan foundries began to produce copies. H. 67 cm.
Silenus / Seilenos was the Greco-Roman god of winemaking and drunkenness.