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Despite the poorly preserved surface of the bronze, badly pitted from corrosion due to its deposition in the earth for centuries, sinewy energy still emanates from the satyr's rhythmic stance. He appears in the midst of a dance and once may have held castanets in his hands.
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Title: Bronze statuette of a satyr
Period: Hellenistic
Date: mid-3rd–mid-2nd century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H.: 17 7/8 in. (45.4 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1929
Object Number: 29.73
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