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Dancing Satyr Group

Dancing Satyr Group

500–475 BCE
painted terracotta
Overall: 8.4 x 11 x 5.6 cm (3 5/16 x 4 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1992.352
Location: 102C Greek

Did You Know?

Satyrs, or lustful, drunken woodland gods, are the biggest partiers in ancient Greek mythology.

Description

Part man and part beast, satyrs were mythical woodland creatures. In art, they were depicted with the ears and tail of a goat or horse, sometimes with hooves, and in a high state of sexual arousal. Satyrs often accompanied Dionysus, the god of wine, in his drinking bouts and other escapades. These three probably once decorated the rim of a large punch-bowl-shaped vessel for serving wine.
  • Norbert Schimmel, NY
    1992
    Sotheby's, NY sale 12/16/92, no. 53
    Norbert Schimmel, NY; (Sotheby's, NY sale 12/16/92, no. 53)
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  • {{cite web|title=Dancing Satyr Group|url=false|author=|year=500–475 BCE|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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