1992.256.23: Relief Head of a Satyr
Sculpture
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1992.256.23
- Title
- Relief Head of a Satyr
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- sculpture
- Date
- c. 405-395 BCE
- Period
- Classical period, Late
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/289080
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Technique
- Molded
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 2.8 cm (1 3/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates
- Accession Year
- 1992
- Object Number
- 1992.256.23
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- The left facing profile head of a young satyr with fleshy lips, snub nose, deeply recessed eyes, pointed left ear and upswept lock of hair on right side. Was possibly an applique as part of a larger scene, perhaps a Dionysiac revel on a terracotta pinax or relief ceramic vessel. The massive hair sweeps upward from forehead on left side of object which is made of brown clay, solid mold made, back indented with small hole near bottom.
Verification Level
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