Satyr Head Antefix

This head of a satyr is well preserved, but broken on the left side. It is made of a red-orange clay with large inclusions that is hollow in the back, but retains a part of a "handle" issuing from behind the face. The satyr has a long, pointed ear, upturned nose, and protruding brow. The parted lips and heavily lidded eyes give the impression of intoxication or ecstasy. The hair stands up from the forehead in sickle-shaped curls. Entwined in the hair is a wreath of ivy and fruit. A bunch of grapes can be made out below the right ear and a round fruit appears above the curls at the top of the head. Ivy leaves are depicted near the ears on both sides. Hair tendrils fall down the sides of the neck which disappears under a garment. The face, neck and part of the hair and wreath all retain some white slip. Traces of dark red polychromy appear on the lips, hair, and ear. Buff-colored pigment appears around the eyes.