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Venus and a Satyr
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About this work
Elhafen depicted mythological scenes in many small ivory reliefs intended for domestic decoration. As with any work in ivory, the size of the tusk dictated this relief’s scale.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineVenus and a Satyr , c. 1700. Ignaz Elhafen (German, 1658–1715). Ivory; overall: 15.5 x 12.4 x 3 cm (6 1/8 x 4 7/8 x 1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1982.144
