A Roman Carnelian Intaglio Fragment with a Dancing Satyr with the Bacchic Fury

Circa 1st Century B.C.-1st Century A.D.

Height 1 3/8 inches (1.38 cm).

Provenance:

Hartley Brown, New York, prior to 2010.

Though fragmented, enough of this intaglio remains as well as other known examples preserved on engraved gems to identify the subject as a dancing satyr. The form for this subject matter was initially inspired by a Praxitelean masterpiece from the 4th Century B.C. (now lost). For a comparable satyr in bronze, see The Dancing Satyr of Mazara del Vallo (Sicily, Italy).

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A Roman Carnelian Intaglio Fragment with a Dancing Satyr with the Bacchic Fury

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