Greek Dancing Satyr Statuette

5TH-4TH CENTURY BC

3" (116 grams, 78mm).

A bronze statuette of a dancing satyr with right leg and arm straight, left leg and arm raised: erect penis to the body, bearded face with wide slender moustache and pointed ears, bald head; recess to the back for acceptance of a tail, now absent.

Provenance

From an old Suffolk collection; formed 1990-2000.

CONDITION

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LOT 0061

Greek Dancing Satyr Statuette

Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,000

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