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Relief Plaque (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
This masterful relief is perhaps from the shoulder guard of a cuirass or the cheek piece of a helmet. It shows a satyr kneeling in a landscape (indicated by a tree) with a dramatically foreshortened right leg and left hand. A satyr typically has a snub nose, wears a panther skin, and bears a thyrsus (a staff surmounted by a pinecone).
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
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