Lot Essay
For a number of satyrs with similar facial types attributed to Severo da Ravenna, see Frankfurt am Main, Liebieghaus - Museum alter plastik, Natur und Antike, 5 Dec. 1985 - 2 Mar. 1986, nos. 151-154. See also the satyr sold from the Cyril Humphris Collection, Sotheby's, New York, 10 Jan. 1995, lot 19, also attributed to Severo.