A Roman Carnelian Intaglio Fragment with a Dancing Satyr with the Bacchic Fury
Sale 1188 - Antiquities & Ancient Art
May 25, 2023
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Live / Chicago
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1,200
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$8,820
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Lot Description
A Roman Carnelian Intaglio Fragment with a Dancing Satyr with the Bacchic Fury
Circa 1st Century B.C.-1st Century A.D.
Height 1 3/8 inches (1.38 cm).
Provenance:
Hartley Brown, New York, prior to 2010.
Though fragmented, enough of this intaglio remains as well as other known examples preserved on engraved gems to identify the subject as a dancing satyr. The form for this subject matter was initially inspired by a Praxitelean masterpiece from the 4th Century B.C. (now lost). For a comparable satyr in bronze, see The Dancing Satyr of Mazara del Vallo (Sicily, Italy).
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