Torso of a Satyr
SculptureRoman2nd-6th century

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.

Classification
Sculpture
Medium
Stone
Culture
Roman
Period
Roman Imperial period
Century
2nd-6th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

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.

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