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Satyr, running

Italic
Archaic Period
Late 6th century B.C.

Medium/Technique Terracotta
Dimensions 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.); Legacy dimension: 0.232 L.
Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.8001
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionArchaic attitude; plays flutes. Dark red and brown on mustache, beard, and hair. Missing: left arm, right hand, and flutes. Damaged about head. Bought in Rome; said from there. Said to have been found near the river, but could have come from Concha excavations.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Rome & said to have been found near the river.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901