Bronze statuette of a young Satyr dancing in ecstasy, from Hellenistic Nikomedeia
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Title
Bronze statuette of a young Satyr dancing in ecstasy, from Hellenistic Nikomedeia
Description
From ancient Nikomedeia / Nicomedia (Turk. İzmit, SE side of the Sea of Marmara): The naked Satyr who is dancing in ecstasy wears a wreath on his head. Height of the bronze statuette: 61 cm. Late Hellenistic, 1st c. BC. Archaeological Museum, Istanbul (IAM 5985)
Date taken
1983
Source
APAN Archive
Key words
Archaeological Museum of Istanbul.
Asia Minor / Asian Turkey.
Bithynia.
Hellenistic art.
Hellenistic period.
Nicomedia / Izmit.
Propontis / Sea of Marmara.
Statuette.