Plaque: Satyr and Maenad

Relief of a man and a woman dancing, facing each other while arching backwards, with small trees in the background. The man is nude, but for a lion skin. The woman wears a long, sleeveless dress.

Plaque: Satyr and Maenad

Description:: Plaque Depicting a Satyr and a Maenad

Artist:: Artist Unknown

Medium:: Terracotta

Dimensions:: H. 50.8 cm; W. 44.5 cm; D. 4.4 cm

Date:: Roman, Augustan or Julio-Claudian, 27 BCE–68 CE

Inventory Number:: 12.232.8a

Lender:: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Credit:: Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1912

CC0 1.0, Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art