Torso of a Satyr | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1939.138
Title: Torso of a Satyr
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: sculpture
Date: 2nd-6th century
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Antioch (Syria)
Period: Roman Imperial period
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/214856

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Stone
Dimensions: 3.8 x 2 cm (1 1/2 x 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Share from the Antioch Excavations, 1939:
From the site of Antioch-on-the-Orontes, sector 13-R (no. b-72-S513).

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Committee for the Excavation of Antioch and its Vicinity
Accession Year: 1939
Object Number: 1939.138
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: A small fragmentary figure possibly identified as a satyr because of what appears to be the remnant of a tail. The head, arms and legs are missing. The left arm was probably raised, the right lowered and thrust backward. The right leg is bent forward. A fragment suggesting drapery crosses the left shoulder.

Exhibition History

Antioch-on-the-Orontes: Excavating an Early Byzantine City, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection, Washington, 04/07/2010 - 10/10/2010

Verification Level

This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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1939.138: Torso of a Satyr