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12.II.A.491, Nude boy attacked by two satyrs who want to hold him, whilst a female bacchic follower sits nearby and holds the arm of one of the satyrs. There is a thyrsus and a lion's skin on a piece of high ground. At the feet of the boy lies an upturned vase. At the bottom are the panpipes, timpany and crook. To the left is a tree.

  • Record Number: 40006846
  • Sub-database: CADES
  • Reference Number: 12.II.A.491
  • Description: NUDE BOY ATTACKED BY TWO SATYRS WHO WANT TO HOLD HIM, WHILST A FEMALE BACCHIC FOLLOWER SITS NEARBY AND HOLDS THE ARM OF ONE OF THE SATYRS. THERE IS A THYRSUS AND A LION'S SKIN ON A PIECE OF HIGH GROUND. AT THE FEET OF THE BOY LIES AN UPTURNED VASE. AT THE BOTTOM ARE THE PANPIPES, TIMPANY AND CROOK. TO THE LEFT IS A TREE.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Cades, T.: Impronte dell' Instituto: Libro 12, classe II, A no. 491
  • Shape: CAMEO
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