Venus and a Satyr

c. 1700
(German, 1658–1715)
Overall: 15.5 x 12.4 x 3 cm (6 1/8 x 4 7/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
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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.
Venus and a Satyr

Venus and a Satyr

c. 1700

Ignaz Elhafen

(German, 1658–1715)
Germany, late 17th-early 18th Century

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