Marble head of a satyr playing the double flute

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 162

Copy of a Greek work of the 3rd century B.C.

This satyr with pointed animal ears is one of the many wild creatures that cavort in the train of Dionysos, god of wine. His brows and lips are puckered and his cheeks
distended as he plays a double flute. Such realistic rendition of an exaggerated momentary action is typical of Hellenistic art.

Marble head of a satyr playing the double flute, Marble, Roman

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Marble head of a satyr playing the double flute, Marble, Roman
Marble head of a satyr playing the double flute, Marble, Roman
Marble head of a satyr playing the double flute, Marble, Roman
Marble head of a satyr playing the double flute, Marble, Roman

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