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Greek Terracotta Relief - Face of Marsyas

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Greek Terracotta Relief - Face of Marsyas

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Greece, Classical Period, ca. 500 BCE. A dramatic terracotta relief of the satyr Marsyas who in Greek mythology plays a principal role in two narratives about music. In one story, Marsyas picked up an aulos (a double-piped reed instrument) that Athena had cast aside and began playing it. In the second story, Marsyas boldly challenged Apollo, the god of music, to a contest that was judged by the Muses that he unfortunately lost. Since it was determined that Marsyas had committed hubris against Apollo, Marsyas lost both his hide and his life. He was hanged inside a cave and then flayed alive, and when the gods mourned Marsyas their tears created the river Marsyas. In this piece the sculptor keenly communicates the tortured, somewhat crazed state of Marsyas. Note his frightened countenance and the unruly wildness of his wavy coiffure and full beard. Custom wooden display stand included. Size (face): 4.25" W x 5.125" H (10.8 cm x 13 cm); size (stand): 6.2" W x 6.625" H (15.7 cm x 16.8 cm).

Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s

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Condition

Small losses to peripheries, forehead, and areas of head, with minor nicks to face, peripheries, and verso, minor abrasions, and softening to some finer features. Nice earthen deposits throughout. Small fissure to top of wooden stand.

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Greek Terracotta Relief - Face of Marsyas

Name: Greek Terracotta Relief - Face of Marsyas
SKU: 67104802
Price: 500 USD
Availability: InStock

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