Head of a Satyr
This head possibly belonged to a grave monument. Circular holes in the head are probably for the insertion of horns, which along with the wreath identify the boy as a satyr, one of the followers of the Roman wine-god Bacchus. The upward gaze with spherical cavities indicating...
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12472
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sculpture
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normalized
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Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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9
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_23.126_Rt_BW.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_23.126_Rt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_23.126_Rt_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 9 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/23.126 |
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