Relief of a Satyr in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009

Appliqué with Satyr Walking to Left


Creator: Greek (Artist)

Period: 2nd century BC (Greco-Roman)

Medium: ivory (Ivory & Bone)

Accession Number: 71.557

Measurements: 9 3/16 x 6 1/4 x 5/16 in. (23.3 x 15.8 x 0.9 cm)

Geography: Sicily, Italy (Place of Discovery)

This relief formed part of a larger composition that likely decorated a piece of furniture. The satyr appears with a deer skin around his neck and carries a club, the typical attribute of Heracles.

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