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406, Procession with Silenos. He is seated, holding a cup, collapsing, on a donkey, being supported by a satyr who is stepping on a pot on the ground, a thyrsos beyond him. Behind, a satyr dancing, holding a torch?; beyond the horse a horned satyr holds out a wreath for Silenos and a wreathed horn or cornucopia. Ground line.

  • Record Number: 40004731
  • Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
  • Reference Number: 406
  • Material of Original Gem: CORNELIAN
  • Description: PROCESSION WITH SILENOS. HE IS SEATED, HOLDING A CUP, COLLAPSING, ON A DONKEY, BEING SUPPORTED BY A SATYR WHO IS STEPPING ON A POT ON THE GROUND, A THYRSOS BEYOND HIM. BEHIND, A SATYR DANCING, HOLDING A TORCH?; BEYOND THE HORSE A HORNED SATYR HOLDS OUT A WREATH FOR SILENOS AND A WREATHED HORN OR CORNUCOPIA. GROUND LINE.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore: 42.1236
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 205
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no.406
  • Size: 18X14
  • Comments: SET IN AN 18TH CENT. FOB.
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Last updated 01/03/2026 17:15:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2026 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

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