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Satyr Head
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Satyr Head

500s BCE · terracotta

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About this work

This head of an equine-eared satyr likely comes from a mold-made terracotta antefix. He has a wide nose, a furrowed brow, and almond-shaped eyes. Traces of pigment remain in the wavy incised beard and lips. A garland, perhaps made of pointed leaves, adorns the hair. It was likely part of a larger Etruscan temple antefix of an intertwined satyr and maenad because of its identical nature to other satyr heads from complete antefixes.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineSatyr Head, 500s BCE. Etruscan. Terracotta; overall: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1925.946
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