ECL-Bn.17:21-2014
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bn.17:21-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Fountain: Silen and wineskin
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Other number
Bn.17 no. 3
Description
Content (description)
On a hexagonal foundation, in which are cut three large oval openings, rests a low triangular base with concave sides. On this stands a large shallow basin, supported on three animal legs and a central pedestal. The basin is decorated with fluting round the bottom and a frieze of figures, perhaps a marine thiasos. Three handles are set below the frieze. In the basin stands the statue of Silenus. He leans on a tree trunk with his right foot raised on a low pedestal and holds across his knee a wineskin, the contents of which cascade into the basin. Fragments, plants and trees are set in the background.
Inscribed below:
P.Pernet f. 1581/ Romae Claudii ducheti formis. Ioanes Orlandi formis romae 1602
Inscribed below:
P.Pernet f. 1581/ Romae Claudii ducheti formis. Ioanes Orlandi formis romae 1602
Content (object)
fountain
Dimensions
height (actual size): 498mm
width (actual size): 343mm
width (actual size): 343mm
Inscription
Bn.17 no. 3
Inscription description
Materials & techniques note
copper engraving on paper
Production
Person
Pernet, P. (Engraver)
Date
1581