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The satyrs, with their goatlike hairy legs and hooves, were the attendants of Dionysius. They stand on tambourines, which were an essential part of Dionysian rites.
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Title: Pair of candlesticks
Date: 1775–85
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Gilt bronze, marble
Dimensions: Height (each): 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
Credit Line: Bequest of Edward C. Post, 1915
Object Number: 30.58.12, .13
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