Lot 150
150
A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF A SATYR
THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF A SATYR

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

Details
A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF A SATYR
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The muscular figure depicted kneeling, his preserved right leg bent acutely, his torso turned slightly to his right, with his arms lowered, the left pulled back slightly, nude but for a nebris knotted over his left shoulder, the animal's paws falling to the front and back, its edges serrated
15½ in. (39.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 17 December 1992, lot 94.

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

Sign in
View condition report

Lot Essay

This satyr may possibly be identified as Marsyas because of the unusual pose. After losing the musical contest with Apollo, Marsyas kneels before the god, pleading for his life. The subject is exceedingly rare, but can be seen on an engraved plasma plectrum in Berlin, no. 42 in Weis, "Marsyas I," in LIMC.

More from Antiquities

View All
View All