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PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A ROMAN BRONZE SATYR
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN BRONZE SATYR
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Depicted nude, standing atop a rectangular integral plinth, set into a separately-made, lead-filled base, leaning back with his knees bent, his weight on his left leg, the position flexing his defined musculature, his arms extended forward, the hands perforated, likely once holding forth a tray or basket, depicted with a short equine tail and pointed ears, his wavy hair pulled up in a top-knot, the youthful face with thickly-lidded eyes and arching brows
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Depicted nude, standing atop a rectangular integral plinth, set into a separately-made, lead-filled base, leaning back with his knees bent, his weight on his left leg, the position flexing his defined musculature, his arms extended forward, the hands perforated, likely once holding forth a tray or basket, depicted with a short equine tail and pointed ears, his wavy hair pulled up in a top-knot, the youthful face with thickly-lidded eyes and arching brows
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, New York, early 1990s.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 12 June 1993, lot 140.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 12 June 1993, lot 140.
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