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Silenus Bust for a Couch
Silenus in bronze, ivy in his curls, on the arm of a dining couch.
What
A bronze bust of Silenus with a long curled beard and a garland of ivy, his deerskin robe slipping off one shoulder.
Why
It decorated the armrest of a Roman couch, AD 1 to 125; the Cleveland Museum of Art holds it (1974.88), CC0.
Notice
The slipping robe is the sculptor’s way of saying he has had a few.
“The Romans leaned on Silenus while they dined.”
Format
The full-resolution, colour-managed file — yours to print and keep. Editions ship with their certificate.
Sized to protect print quality — this source supports sizes up to 11x17" cleanly.
Size
$39.00
Honesty
ReproductionA faithful reproduction of a public-domain work. Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974.88.
- Kind
- reproduction
- Artist
- Roman
- Era
- Italy, AD 1 to 125
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — a work of antiquity (Pompeii / the Greek vase canon). Cleared by open-access-registrar on 2026-11-01. Licence tag cc-zero, read on the Wikimedia Commons file record on 2026-11-01. Held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974.88.
