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A Statuette of a Youthful Drunk Satyr

Hellenistic, 2nd - 1st century B.C.

Bronze

Height: 11.6 cm

Width: 6.8 cm

Depth: 3.8 cm

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Nude satyr standing with his upper body tilted backwards, probably indicating a state of inebriation frequently encountered amongst these members of Dionysos’s entourage. Head with short hair, pointed ears and possibly short, stubby horns. A smooth cap at the back of the head. The left arm extends outwards from the body and is angled. The right arm is raised and may once have held a thyrsus. Given the characteristic arm posture, a thematic or iconographic connection to the “Pouring Satyr” attributed to Praxiteles (ca. 370–350 B.C.) is possible. The figure could also perhaps represent Pan, as his iconography is very similar to that of the satyrs. However, there is no indication of fur on the legs, which is commonly but not always found on representation of the half goat-shaped god. The pubic area is represented. The tense, almost dramatic articulation of the musculature, which animates even the smallest muscles on both the front and back of the body, produces in a “restless” surface typical of the Late Hellenistic Period. Lower part of legs, left hand and part of the right arm missing. Surface slightly corroded in places. Cuprite patina.

PROVENANCE

From the estate of Dr. Roland Maly, (1927-2006), Bern; acquired from Ars Antiqua AG, Lucerne, 07.11.1964, lot 53.

NOTE

For the modeling of the surface, cf. a bronze in the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, in: E.D. Reeder, Hellenistic Art in the Walters Art Gallery (Baltimore 1988) 156 f., no. 66.

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