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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1925.30.87
Title
Crouching Satyr
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
5th century BCE
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292248

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
8.2 × 4.4 × 3.1 cm (3 1/4 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Joseph C. Hoppin
Accession Year
1925
Object Number
1925.30.87
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Almost complete figurine, missing portions of feet and left knee. Cracked, with heavy accretions at the back.

Crouching satyr, or perhaps, Silenus. Round, bald head with large, rounded ears that stick out to the sides. Heavy, furrowed brows above bulging, almond-shaped eyes. Large, round nose, full cheeks, slightly downturned mouth, and a rounded, well-kept beard. Narrow torso that still gives the impression of being pudgy. Thin arms are folded over the belly, and rest just above (and likely point down to) an erect phallus and scrotum. The legs are bent in a crouching position.

Would have been brightly painted. Light traces of white ground. Bright pink pigment extant, mostly at front, but also at back.

Solid. Mold-made in a deep, single-sided mold. Plain back.

Clay is pinkish brown and finely levigated.

Publication History

  • George M. A. Hanfmann, Greek Art and Life, An Exhibition Catalogue, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1950), no. 152.

Exhibition History

  • Greek Art and Life: From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Private Lenders, Fogg Art Museum, 03/07/1950 - 04/15/1950

Verification Level

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