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Mask of a young satyr (?)
Greek, East Greek
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7633
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionMask of a young satyr (?). Youthful face; hair rises in thick stiff locks from the forehead and falls down the side of the face in a thick mass. Expression scowling. Series of breaks outlines the face.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Smyrna); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901