ROMAN BRONZE APPLIQUE OF SILENUS WITH SILVER INLAID EYES

Ca. AD 100 - 300 A fine cast-bronze applique depicting the head of a bearded deity, most likely Silenus. The face is characteristically horned, with beady, silver-inlaid eyes, topped with furrowed brows and full lips surrounded by a bushy moustache. The face also features a broad nose and small ears, all beneath a band of ivy leaves. The back of the applique is hollow. For similar see: Christie's, Liva Auction 1466, The Morven collection of ancient art, Lot. 459.
Size: 60mm x 35mm; Weight: 120g
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.

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Estimate: GBP 300 - 600