Head of a satyr - image 1

Hellenistic

Head of a satyr

The head is mold-made and hollow. The back is probably handmade. The head and neck are preserved, broken from a background; it was originally designed to be seen three-quarters to the viewer's left. H. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)

Date

199 - 100 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1497

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 588, p. 47, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2327, p. 362, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 354, pp. 212, 263, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.