A ROMAN BRONZE BUST OF A SATYR
A ROMAN BRONZE BUST OF A SATYR

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN BRONZE BUST OF A SATYR
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
From the upper element of a tripod stand, the youthful figure with his head turned to his left, with pointed ears, small horns at his forehead, pronounced brows, articulated eyes, a broad nose, and parted lips, with two scent glands at his chin, a thick fillet of ivy and berries in his wavy hair, a nebris over his left shoulder, the fawn's legs descending along his chest, on a square plinth with profiled moldings, the underside open, a projecting rectangular shaft at the back
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, 1980s.
Anonymous sale; Gorny and Mosch, Munich, 16 June 2004, lot 329.

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