Torso Of Sylvanus

Torso of Sylvanus
Ancient Rome Circa 1st-2nd Century AD

Price
18,000 EUR

Material
Marble

Dimensions
Height 31 cm

Provenance
- Ohrtmann collection, Kiel, Germany, formed during the 1960s - 1970s.
- Petit Musée, Montréal, Canada, 1996.
- Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 24 October 2013, lot 81.
- Private collection, London, acquired at the above-mentioned sale.

Description
Body of a nude, standing Silvanus. He has tied a deer skin over his left shoulder that widens into a fruit apron in front of his left breast. A pruning knife is placed in his lower right hand and a pine branch on his upper left arm.As a god of fertility, he is the protector of herds and cattle and is associated with Faunus. He bears many similarities to the Greek Pan. The first fruits of the fields were offered to him, as well as meat and wine.