Ivory plaque in shape of Satyr head
Greek production, 7th – 6th century BC; alt. cm 5; Ivory plaque in shape of Satyr head. Thin and squared face, pointed ears, big eyes characterized by an elongated profile, narrow nose, long beard and mustache; curly hair framing his forehead, long tresses falling on the shoulders.
The wild nature of this character is exalted by stern expression and feral features. We found comparisons in late Orientalizing era and still in the early archaic period, for example on the black-figure ceramic (late 7th - early 6th century BC).

PROVENANCE:
Property of a gentleman; acquired by his grandfather in the 1940s; thence by descent.

Estimate: GBP: 4.000-6.000