Figurine

74-18-1

Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery

From: Turkey (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 74-18-1
Current Location Greece Gallery - On Display
Culture Greek
Provenience Turkey (uncertain)
Period Hellenistic Period
Date Made 199-100 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Satyr | Grapes
Description

Youthful satyr, pointed ears, short hair, no beard, nude, no tail. Weight on proper left foot. Right arm at side, hand touching side of right thigh. Left arm raised high, elbow bent, holding in hand a huge bunch of grapes reaching from hand to elbow. Circular bent 0.015 m. in diam. in middle of back. Body hollow, arms and legs solid. Clay brownish, darker at core. Covered with white overlaid with a rosy red color, quite well preserved. Arms and legs (below upper thighs) broken off and repaired, otherwise intact.

Height 25.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Willing, 1974

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