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Source Description
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 pupils date this piece to the Antonine period.
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Document identity
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12472
label
Head of a Satyr
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obj
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sculpture
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Source metadata
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12472
sourceUrl
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sculpture
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normalized
title
Head of a Satyr
description
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 pupils date this piece to the Antonine period.
provenance
Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
150-175 CE (Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Sculpture
statues
sculptures
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source
import
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cm
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19.2
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16.8
depth
18.5
dimensionsRaw
7 9/16 x 6 5/8 x 7 5/16 in. (19.2 x 16.8 x 18.5 cm)
Source extras
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Roman
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Antonine
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marble
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ROM
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none
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