Kopf eines flötenblasenden Satyrknaben
2. Jh. n. Chr., nach griechischem Vorbild des 4. Jh.v. Chr.
The head is that of a young satyr, a composite creature with the body of a man and goat legs. The satyr is playing a pipe, pieces of which are discernible on his pursed lips. The surface of this fragmented head is dull and discoloured in some places; the artefact was presumably damaged in the fire that also destroyed the propylaea, the entrance to the Harbour Gymnasium. Together with the satyr’s head archaeologists found fragments of his hands clutching the pipe, and a foot on a plinth. This statue of a pipe-playing satyr was presumably informed by a Greek model that was frequently copied during the Roman Empire.
The head is that of a young satyr, a composite creature with the body of a man and goat legs. The satyr is playing a pipe, pieces of which are discernible on his pursed lips. The surface of this fragmented head is dull and discoloured in some places; the artefact was presumably damaged in the fire that also destroyed the propylaea, the entrance to the Harbour Gymnasium. Together with the satyr’s head archaeologists found fragments of his hands clutching the pipe, and a foot on a plinth. This statue of a pipe-playing satyr was presumably informed by a Greek model that was frequently copied during the Roman Empire.
Time:
2. Jh. n. Chr., nach griechischem Vorbild des 4. Jh.v. Chr.
Object Name
Kopf
Culture
Römisch
Location of discovery:
Ephesos Hafengymnasium (Selçuk, Kleinasien, Türkei)
Material/technology:
Marmor
Dimensions:
L/H 24,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Antikensammlung
Invs.
Antikensammlung, I 838
Provenance
Sultan, Abdul, Hamid, II.; Österreichische Ausgrabungen in Ephesos; Geschenk an Kaiser Franz Joseph; 1911 nachträglich inventarisiert
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