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Bronze bust of a young satyr

The young satyr holds grapes, quinces, and pomegranates in a fold of his garment. The whites of the eyes are inlaid with silver, the lips with copper.

Credit: Rogers Fund, 1917

First half of the 2nd century A.D.
Bronze, silver, copper
14.0 x 14.0cm
17.230.25
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018

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