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Base for a Satyr and Satyress Group
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About this work
The pagan subject matter here was common in the 1500s and, with the pan pipes on the ground, indicates a scene of poetry and music. Long thought to be an ink stand, the two openings are now understood as possibly having housed a satyr and satyress.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBase for a Satyr and Satyress Group, early 1500s or later. Italy, possibly Padua, early 16th century or later. Bronze; overall: 33.7 x 14.9 x 18.4 cm (13 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.375
