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Bronze bust of a Silenus, ca. 50–125 CE

Bronze bust of a Silenus

ca. 50–125 CE · Bronzes

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Where is “Bronze bust of a Silenus” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 171, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room171

Closed· opens at 10:00 AM

On public display.

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Accession number
55.129.2

What it shows

Silenus

In the catalog

SculptureBronzeRoman

Sources

In the same room · Gallery 171, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum page
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On the same theme · Silenus

All works on the theme
Bacchanal with Silenus, Andrea Mantegna, before 1481

Andrea Mantegna

Bacchanal with Silenus, before 1481

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The March of Silenus [recto], Antoine Watteau, c. 1715/1716

Jean-Antoine Watteau

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Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Drunken Silenus, Jusepe de Ribera, 1628, printed c. 1933-1934

Jusepe de Ribera

The Drunken Silenus, 1628, printed c. 1933-1934

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Silenus Crowned by Nymphs, Style of Clodion, c. 1840

Claude Michel

Silenus Crowned by Nymphs, c. 1840

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Triumph of Silenus, Andrea Briosco, called Riccio, c. 1530

Andrea Briosco, called Riccio

The Triumph of Silenus, c. 1530

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Triumph of Silenus, Valerio Belli

Valerio Belli

The Triumph of Silenus

National Gallery of Art

Silenus and the Mainads, Caradosso Foppa

Attributed to Caradosso Foppa

Silenus and the Mainads

National Gallery of Art

Silenus, the Tutor of Dionysos, 4th–7th century

Silenus, the Tutor of Dionysos, 4th–7th century

The Metropolitan Museum of Art