Lot 509
Etruscan Terracotta Satyr Head
Etruscan Terracotta Satyr Head
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Eturia, ca. 500 - 400 BCE. Etruscan molded terracotta satyr's head, possibly from an antefix, a vertical component positioned on the terminal part of a tile above the eaves along the sides of a building. Etruscans spent a lot of effort decorating their houses, and had a deep appreciation of civic beauty. As well as being decorative, architectural terracottas served to cover and protect exposed wooden parts of the architecture from the weather elements. This molded head with furrowed brow has a pair of pointed ears, a long beard and mustache, and a tightly knotted hairdo with mauve and black painted details. Wearing a hood covering the back of his head. Custom greenish-black granite block base. A nice example. In ancient times antefixs frequently had to be replaced, although, when decorating temples, they were not allowed to leave the sanctuary precinct. Hence large quantities of architectural fragments have been preserved because they were not meant to be disposed of but buried instead in special pits (bothroi) on the site. The reliefs were usually made in molds and fired after painting. The custom of covering wooden buildings with colored terracottas was dominant throughout Etruria, Latium and Campania from the 7th century B.C. Up to the Roman period. Size: 4.5”H x 3.5”W (11.4 x 8.9cm).
Provenance: Private NYC. collection, acquired prior to 1990 from Ariadne Galleries, NYC. 1990’s.
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Item #
71575
- Condition: Missing the tip of his left ear and loss to his nose and right mustache tip, repaired from approximately four large original pieces and his left cheek has been resurfaced.
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