MAKE A MEME View Large Image Roman - Head of a Young Satyr - Walters 541122.jpg Two small horns grow from the satyr's forehead his ears are pointed like a goat's and he wears a garland over his short unruly locks The head was once part of a larger work perhaps a herm a ...
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Keywords: Roman - Head of a Young Satyr - Walters 541122.jpg Two small horns grow from the satyr's forehead his ears are pointed like a goat's and he wears a garland over his short unruly locks The head was once part of a larger work perhaps a herm a bust mounted on a square post Statues and herms of satyrs were commonly found as decorations in the gardens of Roman villas The eyes and lips were originally inlaid late Other date century 1 cast bronze cm 15 3 10 10 2 accession number 54 1122 8283 Arthur Sambon Paris Sambon Sale Paris 1914 p 21 no 72 and 1929 no 19 plate X Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1929 place of origin Luristan Iran Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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