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Silenus and Bacchante
Silenus and Bacchante

Silenus and Bacchante

DateAncient
MediumAmethyst
ClassificationGems
ProvenanceEmile Gavet, Paris (cat. #900), approximately 1870s-1880s; sold to Mr. and Mrs. William K. and Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt, Gothic Room, Marble House, Newport, Rhode Island, 1889-1982; transfered to Mrs. Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont in divorce; purchased by John Ringling, 1928, lot 148; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN1435.48
On View
Not on view
Dimensions9/16 x 7/16 x 1/16 in. (1.5 x 1.1 x 0.2 cm)