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