Hellenistic
Head of a satyr
The head is mold-made and solid. The back is handmade, flattened, and roughly finished. H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Date
199 - 100 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1502
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from the temple of Artemis Paralia at Kition, Cyprus
References
- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1894. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 2. pl. LXVII.609, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 413, p. 34, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2328, p. 362, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 353, pp. 211-12, 263, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.