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Intaglio with a Dancing Satyr Set in a Ring
This intaglio has a dancing satyr with an animal skin over his right arm and a thyrsos in his right hand.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Charles Newton-Robinson, London, by 1904, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Charles Newton-Robinson sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 22 June 1909, lot 51 [as from Trebisond (Trabzon, Turkey)]; Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, 1909, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/25/1960 | Examination | other |
Geographies
Roman Empire
(Place of Origin)
Greece (Place of Discovery)
Measurements
intaglio with gold setting: 3/4 x 5/8 x 3/16 in. (1.89 x 1.65 x 0.44 cm);
ring: 7/8 in. (2.27 cm) (diam.)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1909
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.108