19th Century Bronze Silenus Lamp
19th Century Bronze Silenus Lamp
19th Century Bronze Silenus Lamp
19th Century Bronze Silenus Lamp

19th Century Bronze Silenus Lamp

Regular price$2,750.00
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Italian, ca. 1890
Figural Lamp of Silenus
Bronze, electrified
27 × 10 × 10 in.

This 19th-century Grand Tour bronze depicts Silenus, Greek god of wine and tutor to Dionysus, wrestling a serpent—an ancient symbol of wisdom and immortality. The form is modeled after a sculpture excavated at Pompeii in 1864. Such works were popular among Grand Tour travelers, who brought home bronze reproductions of classical antiquities as cultural souvenirs and symbols of refined education.

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