Antefix with Satyr Face
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Room102C GreekCleveland, United States
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the sculpture
This antefix would have been one of a series of identical tiles that decorated the edge of a roof. Ancient Greek antefixes were often stylized as mythological creatures such as gorgons or satyrs. This antefix represents the latter, showing the pointed ears and wild beard of a satyr, a nature spirit associated with ribaldry and festivals.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1926.551
In the catalog
Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 6 days ago
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
