Cast Gallery catalogue number: A141r
Satyr seated holding a thyrsos.
- Plaster cast: Height: 27cm.
- Copy of part of a marble frieze.
- The frieze:
- is from the Lysikrates Monument in Athens.
- was made about 330 BC.
- is still in situ.
Detailed Record
Commentary Prepared by Dr. Julia Lenaghan, Ashmolean Museum
A 141 R
Satyr; Lysikrates Monument
Marble (Pentelic)
Frieze
H 25.4 cm
Greece, Athens, in situ
After 335/34 BC; Late Classical
Preservation:The surface of the relief is heavily worn , only small sections of the original surface of the figure are preserved on its lower legs, right arm, and the right side of the torso.
Description:Depicted is a figure seated on a rock, facing to the left. Its head and torso are turned backwards. Behind the figure the top section of a thyrsos is visible.
Discussion:The satyr depicted here has turned back to face Dionysos, who reclines on a rock behind him. Like the corresponding figure on the other side of the god (A 141b), he is not involved in the battle fought in the remaining part of the frieze.
For a full discussion of the monument see A 141a.
Bibliography:H. F. de Cou,
"The Frieze of the Choregic Monument of Lysicrates at Athens." (AJA 8 1893) 42-55
Discusses earlier studies and drawings of the monument and the composition of the frieze.W. Erhardt,
"Der Fries des Lysikratesmonuments" (Antike Plastik 22 1993) 12-13 figs. 5; 7-8 pl. 6b
The most thorough discussion of the frieze so far. Excellent photographs of the original frieze, as well as documentation of early drawings and casts documenting a much better state of preservation. Extensive bibliography.
