Satyr Head

Date100 B.C.E. - 100 C.E.

Mediumceramic

Dimensions2 × 1 × 1 1/8 in. (5.1 × 2.5 × 2.9 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Albuquerque High School

Object numberPC1976.83.47

DescriptionA small ceramic fragment of a sculptural work depicting the head of a satyr. The sculpture is brown with a worn surface. The figure has an angry expression with a furrowed brow and flared nostrils. The back and sides of the head are indistinct and worn down, with the remnants of what appears to be a horn on the left side. The sculpture is mounted to a black rectangular prism base.

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