ANFortnum.B.83 - Bronze Bust of Silenus

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Artifact Details A bronze bust of Silenus boasts silver eyes, crafted between 27 BC and AD 395, measuring 20 x 10 cm in length and width. As a minor Greco-Roman rustic god, Silenus presided over drunkenness and winemaking, often accompanied by Dionysus. Both were frequently depicted as older, overweight men with balding heads, reflecting their love of heavy drinking. Silenus's features also included those of a horse, such as equine ears, tail, and legs. Link to catalog entry: https://collections.ashmolean.org/object/480351 Capture High-resolution images were captured using multiple cameras on a PalaeoPi MKIII automated turntable under polarized and non-polarized lighting conditions. Models generated with Agisoft Metashape underwent retopology in Instant Meshes, followed by texture remapping and normal mapping in Blender. Reproduced with permission from the Ashmolean Museum, courtesy of the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford.