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Greek
Relief Plaque, 4th century BC
This masterful relief is perhaps from the shoulder guard of a cuirass or the check piece of a helmet. It shows a satyr kneeling in a landscape (indicated by a tree) with a dramatically foreshortened right leg and left hand. A satyr typically had a snub nose, wears a panther skin, and bears a thyrsus (a staff surmounted by a pinecone). |