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Source Description
The pointed ears, tousled hair, and mischievous facial expression identify this head, broken off from a statue, as that of a young satyr. Satyrs were mostly human mythological creatures who often sported the tail, ears and perhaps the legs of a goat. They were unruly followers of Bacchus, god of wine, and were popular subjects for art in antiquity and later periods.
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Document identity
localId
40153
label
Head of a Young Satyr
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
40153
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Head of a Young Satyr
description
The pointed ears, tousled hair, and mischievous facial expression identify this head, broken off from a statue, as that of a young satyr. Satyrs were mostly human mythological creatures who often sported the tail, ears and perhaps the legs of a goat. They were unruly followers of Bacchus, god of wine, and were popular subjects for art in antiquity and later periods.
provenance
Piero Tozzi, Florence and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1925, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P2329]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd century (Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
sculpture (visual works)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
11 13/16 in. (30 cm)
style
Hellenistic
Source extras
cul
Roman
med
marble
creator_ids
6191
6256
collection_ids
GRC
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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