Dark purple glass. Intaglio. Rectangular with bezeled sides, broken at top and bottom; bubbles and holes throughout surface. The satyr moves to the left. His head is thrown back sharply, in a manner that over-extends the neck and thrusts the chin upwards. His right leg is bent back and very...
Provenance
By date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (Warren's records do not show any provenance); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940).
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Roman, Republican Period, 1st century B.C.
Accession Number
98.745
Medium or Technique
Glass (paste)