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Source Description
Two small horns grow from the satyr's forehead, his ears are pointed like a goat's, and he wears a garland over his short, unruly locks. The head was once part of a larger work, perhaps a herm (a bust mounted on a square post). Statues and herms of satyrs were commonly found as decorations in the gardens of Roman villas. The eyes and lips were originally inlaid.
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Document identity
localId
8283
label
Head of a Young Satyr
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obj
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sculpture
citationUrl
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6
Source metadata
id
8283
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Head of a Young Satyr
description
Two small horns grow from the satyr's forehead, his ears are pointed like a goat's, and he wears a garland over his short, unruly locks. The head was once part of a larger work, perhaps a herm (a bust mounted on a square post). Statues and herms of satyrs were commonly found as decorations in the gardens of Roman villas. The eyes and lips were originally inlaid.
provenance
Arthur Sambon, Paris; Sambon Sale, Paris, 1914, p. 21, no. 72 and 1929, no. 19, plate X; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 1st century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
busts
sculpture
imageCount
6
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6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
15.3
height
10
depth
10.2
dimensionsRaw
6 x 3 15/16 x 4 in. (15.3 x 10 x 10.2 cm)
Source extras
med
cast bronze
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
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