plaque

Object NamePlaque with Dancing Satyr

Made FromGlass

Date1-99

Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Italy

Techniquemold-pressed

SizeOverall H: 7.3 cm, W: 6.3 cm, Th (max.): 0.8 cm

Accession Number59.1.122

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Glass from the Ancient World

Not On View

Physical DescriptionOpaque light blue glass over translucent blue; mold-pressed. Rectangular plaque. Upper layer decorated in relief: youthful male, naked, facing left; hair in disorder; torso twisted, appearing frontally; above buttocks, tail; left arm extended back toward right edge, grasping thyrsus with ribbon in left hand; near bottom of thyrsus, small part of motif that appears to be one paw of panther skin. Top and right edges grozed on inner side.

Provenance

Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27

Former Collection Jerome Strauss (1893-1978)
As per DBW, 1994 cataloging. Noted as (269)