Man's Head

Description The head, carved in the round, has human ears and a hair cap. There is a garland of leaves and a flower on the forehead. A cut on the lower left edge has removed the tip of the mustache. The head is hollowed out and a fill material plugs the upper opening. Although the head is that of a man, it has the attributes usually associated with satyrs' heads on furniture mounts- the fierce expression, mustache, and garland in the hair.

Provenance Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters