Head of a satyr

Classification

sculpture / statue ; statuette

Culture

Greek (culture)

Dimensions

height: 5 cm

Date

2nd century B.C.

Period

Hellenistic Period (Greek, 323–31)

Material

marble analysis ; Parian marble, lychnites

Iconography

child ; wreath ; lotus

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Arndt, Paul (1865–1937)

Inventory

4765

Hyp-1079

References

Hekler 1929, 88, no. 78

Marble analyses conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the scuplture was made of Parian (Paros-Marathi) marble. Click here for the detailed results.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.