A Roman Carnelian Intaglio with a Dancing Satyr

Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.

Length 9/16 inch (1.43 cm).

Provenance:

Private Collection (E.H.), Chicago, 1980s.

Private Collection, Chicago, acquired from the above in 2018.

The form for this subject matter, a dancing satyr with the bacchic fury, was 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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Jewelry Through the Ages: Ancient to Neoclassical

A Roman Carnelian Intaglio with a Dancing Satyr

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