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Fragment
Roman
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Arretine ware
Dimensions
Height x length: 5.8 x 4 cm (2 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession Number88.605
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Arretine Pottery (MFA), no. 019.
DescriptionUpper half of a satyr, carrying a lamb on his shoulder.
ProvenanceBy 1888: with Anselmo Gasparini (said to have been discovered in the gardens of Caesar); purchased by R. Lanciani from Anselmo Gasparini; purchased by MFA from R. Lanciani, 1888, for $493.92 (this figure is the total price of MFA 88.538–88.644 and 89.9–89.31)