Lot 22
  • 22

A Roman Marble Torso of a Young Satyr, circa 2nd Century A.D.

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • A Roman Marble Torso of a Young Satyr
  • Marble
  • Height 15 in. 38 cm.
from a group probably representing Dionysos and a satyr, standing with the weight on his right leg and turned to his right with his arms extended, and wearing a goat skin falling from his left shoulder, his hair falling in a plait of long strands over the nape of the neck, the hand of the god resting on his left shoulder.

Provenance

Swedish family collection, 1940s

Condition

As shown, minor chips and abrasions, especially on the extremities.
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