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147, A young seated satyr? seated on a draped altar? with ram's head attached, plays a pipe for a small Eros who runs to him. An old naked satyr plays another pipe. In the background a bearded horned herm.

  • Record Number: 40004752
  • Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
  • Reference Number: 147
  • Material of Original Gem: CORNELIAN
  • Description: A YOUNG SEATED SATYR? SEATED ON A DRAPED ALTAR? WITH RAM'S HEAD ATTACHED, PLAYS A PIPE FOR A SMALL EROS WHO RUNS TO HIM. AN OLD NAKED SATYR PLAYS ANOTHER PIPE. IN THE BACKGROUND A BEARDED HORNED HERM.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: 99.118
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 225
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 147
  • Size: 23X19
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Last updated 01/03/2026 17:15:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2026 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

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