99 - Bearded relief head of a Silenus. Etruscan, 4th–3rd centuries B.C. H 34 cm, W 29 cm, D 11 cm. Beige terracotta. Head of a bearded man of advanced age with luxuriant, wildly unkempt hair, in which rests a wreath of ivy and corymbs. Remnants of a tied-around animal pelt are visible around the neck. The animal ears protruding from the sides reveal his nature as a hybrid creature. Broken at the edges; the horizontal break has been restored. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of A.M., Ascona/Amsterdam. Acquired in 1970 from Galerie Fasciani-Escher, Locarno (with a copy of the invoice listing it as *testa di Dioniso*).

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