LOT 0895 Graeco-Roman Terracotta Figure Group
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4th-2nd century BC. A terracotta figure group comprising: naked goddess Aphrodite emerging from the sea, standing over a pedestal, the hands along her sides and the head decorated by a flower garland and earrings; and a comic theatrical mask of an old Satyr (Papposylenus) half preserved, with grotesque facial caricature, flattened nose, flapping ears, prominent bald head. See Chisholm, H, ed., Silenus in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press, 1911. 388 grams total, 13.2-14.5cm (5 1/4 - 5 3/4"). Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s. Silenus was the tutor to Dionysus, and he is portrayed here as he was usually portrayed on stage in the Roman theatres. The Venus statuette was a typical votive offering from the 4th century BC onwards. [2]
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