Terracotta stand with a satyr
These objects, with squatting satyrs oriented to left and right, are clearly pendants. The funnel-shaped elements could function as vases, but they are more likely supports for vessels such as pointed amphorae, which could not stand alone. They are unique in Etruscan art for their combination of funnel-like supports with figural, three-dimensional sculptures. But a similar pair of nude males, perhaps also satyrs, appears painted on a wall of the Tomb of the Orcus II at Tarquinia that dates to about 325-300 B.C.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta stand with a satyr
- Period: Late Classical
- Date: late 4th century BCE
- Culture: Etruscan
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: total H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8cm); diameter of lip 5 15/16 in. (15cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
- Object Number: 20.212
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Etruscan
4th century BCE
Greek, Attic
500–480 BCE
Tondo Group
ca. 325–300 BCE
Restituted
Etruscan
late 6th century BCE
Greek, South Italian, Campanian
4th century BCE
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