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T’other evening on Twitter I was bemoaning the lack of statuary in an upcoming auction at Sotheby’s … turns out I wasn’t looking at the right auction (that was a smaller auction of items from the Clarence Day collection) … whatever the case, the ‘bigger auction’ catalog is online and my eye was immediately caught by lot 53 which I can’t seem to find a linkable photo for (Sotheby’s has changed their online catalog format). In any event, it is an early Augustan marble (from a group) of a satyr riding a sea-goat. According to the official description, it was found in 1908 in the environs presumed to be the location of the Gardens of Sallust. It appears to be part of a fountain-type grouping, of which another ‘piece’ is likely a similar item in the Vatican (a piece I can’t recall seeing and which I can’t find a photo of either).
via: A Marble Group of a Satyr … | Sotheby’s
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