S37.1 MARINE CENTAUR & SILENUS
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Louvre Ma3091 |
| Title | Marine Centaur and Silenus |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Marble |
| Height | 1.15 metres |
| Context | Discovered on Esquilin Mount in Rome |
| Original / Copy | Roman copy of a Greek statue from a group by Scopas C4th B.C. |
| Style | Classical |
| Date | C1st - 2nd A.D. |
| Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The elderly satyr Silenus rides across the sea on the back of an Ichthyocentaur (marine centaur). The rustic god is depicted as a plump, balding little man. The marine deity has the upper body of a beardless youth, the lower foreparts of a horse, and the coiling tail of a serpentine fish.