Harvard Art Museums > 1964.9: Satyr Mask Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Satyr Mask , 1964.9,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 28, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/290289. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1964.9 Title Satyr Mask Classification Sculpture Work Type mask, sculpture Date 4th century BCE Period Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic Culture Etruscan Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/290289 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Dimensions 29 x 20 cm (11 7/16 x 7 7/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History December 1963 purchase from Munzen und Medaillen, AG, Basel, Switzerland. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund Accession Year 1964 Object Number 1964.9 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This satyr head, with a full moustache and beard, has a deeply furrowed brow, flaring and bulbous nostrils and thick rims around his eyes. The high-arching eyebrows spring from the bridge of the nose. The lips are full and the hair falls in curls down either side of the face. A pointed equine ear is preserved on the satyr's left side. Also surviving are two rosettes or berry clusters and a leaf fragment that probably formed part of the Dionysiac crown or "taenia." The mask is made of pale, cream-colored clay, and is heavily weathered and abraded. A large part of the right side of the head is missing. Traces of white slip on both front and concave back side. Publication History John Oleson, "An Etruscan Satyr Mask in the Fogg Art Museum", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA, 1972), Vol. 76, pp. 259-269, pp. 259-269, figs. 1-3 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
