1972.326: Antefix in the Form of the Head of a Satyr
Architectural Elements
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1972.326
- Title
- Antefix in the Form of the Head of a Satyr
- Classification
- Architectural Elements
- Work Type
- architectural element
- Date
- c. 470 BCE-450 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tarentum (Apulia)
- Period
- Classical period, Early
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/287380
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Polychromed terracotta
- Technique
- Mold-made
- Dimensions
- H.18.5 x W. 14.5 cm (7 5/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- [A. Emmerich Gallery, New York, NY], sold; to Frederick M. Watkins, Providence, RI (by 1972), bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1972.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
- Accession Year
- 1972
- Object Number
- 1972.326
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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This mold-made terracotta antefix represents the head of a satyr. The eyes are wide, the nose is broad, and the plump lips are closed. The features are in low relief with remains of red, yellow, and brown pigment. The antefix likely comes from a larger plaque that would have decorated the roof of a temple or other architectural structure.
Publication History
- Dr. Herbert A. Cahn, Art of Ancient Italy: Etruscans, Greeks, and Romans, exh. cat., André Emmerich Gallery (New York, NY, 1970), p.35, no. 47.
- The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973), pp. 34-35, no. 12.
- Caroline Houser, Dionysos and His Circle: Ancient Through Modern, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, 1979), no. 34.
- David Gordon Mitten and Amy Brauer, Dialogue with Antiquity, The Curatorial Achievement of George M. A. Hanfmann, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1982), p. 13, no. 29.
- Stephen R. Wilk, Medusa: Solving the Mystery of the Gorgon, Oxford University Press (UK) (Oxford, NY, 2000), p. 166, fig. 9.6
Exhibition History
- The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973
- Dionysos and His Circle: Ancient through Modern, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 12/10/1979 - 02/10/1980
- Dialogue with Antiquity: The Curatorial Achievement of George M.A. Hanfmann, Fogg Art Museum, 05/07/1982 - 06/26/1982
- 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/07/2016 - 05/08/2016
Verification Level
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