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Silenus

mid-4th century B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsGreece
Medium/TechniqueBronze
Dimensions11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number98.669
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceDate unknown: according to Warren's records: from Epidauros; 1888: exhibited in Rome at the Accademia dei Lincei; by 1889: Michel Tyszkiewicz Collection, Paris; by 1898: with Edward Perry Warren; 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)



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