Torso of a Satyr
2nd-6th century
Description
A small fragmentary figure possibly identified as a satyr because of what appears to be the remnant of a tail. The head, arms and legs are missing. The left arm was probably raised, the right lowered and thrust backward. The right leg is bent forward. A fragment suggesting drapery crosses the left shoulder.
Dimensions
3.8 x 2 cm (1 1/2 x 13/16 in.)
Provenance
Excavated from Antioch, sector 13-R (no. b72-S513) (Turkey, Hatay) by the Syrian Department of Antiquities (later the Hatay government) and the Committee for the Excavation of Antioch and Its Vicinity, (1935-1939), dispersed; to Fogg Art Museum, 1939.
Related Artworks
View More
Terracotta
19th-20th centuryFrenchLeaded bronze
1st-5th century CERomanCeramic
Central AsianPlaster
19th centuryItalianPlaster
19th centuryItalianBronze
20th centuryFrenchPolychromed ceramic
19th centuryBritishShoe polishing towellette in aluminium packaging, inscribed in red fiber-tip ink
20th centuryGermanTerracotta
RomanPlaster
19th centuryItalianGilt bronze
3rd-1st century BCEChinese