A Greek terracotta group of Silenus and a ram
South Italian, Hellenistic Period, circa 3rd Century B.C.
The portly bearded male holding a cornucopia in the crook of his right arm, nude but for a foliate wreath atop his head, with large characteristic pointed ears and a small snub nose, slumped across the back of a ram with shaggy pelt and small, curled horns, with traces of red and pink pigment and remains of white slip overall, 12.2cm high注脚Provenance:
with Fortuna, Galerie für alte Kunst, Zurich, 1998.
Private collection, Zurich, acquired from the above in 2002.