CIRCA MID-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A SATYR
circa mid-2nd century a.d.
The grimacing face with large round cheeks and protruding dimpled chin, his hair swept up from his forehead in large curling locks, one large pointed ear and a horn visible from under the curls, a whispy beard along his cheek, with large deep-set eyes, drilled at their inner canthi, with deeply drilled crescentic irises, under a heavy furrowed brow, his large mouth open, exposing his teeth
12.7/8 in. (32.7 cm) high
circa mid-2nd century a.d.
The grimacing face with large round cheeks and protruding dimpled chin, his hair swept up from his forehead in large curling locks, one large pointed ear and a horn visible from under the curls, a whispy beard along his cheek, with large deep-set eyes, drilled at their inner canthi, with deeply drilled crescentic irises, under a heavy furrowed brow, his large mouth open, exposing his teeth
12.7/8 in. (32.7 cm) high
Provenance
Royal-Athena Galleries, Art of the Ancient World, 1992, #33