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Vase in the form of a satyr's head
Greco-Roman
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7468
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 481.
DescriptionThe face is bearded, and the eye-sockets are hollow. Part of the attachment for the cover's hook survives at the rear. The features are slightly African, and the lips were inlaid. Two small horns, one mostly broken away, provide the identification. The vase is dented and cracked. The bottom and cover are missing. Much corroded; dark green patina.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Rome.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901