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Dancing Satyr Clapping his Hands

Artwork Tombstone
CultureGreek or Roman
TitleDancing Satyr Clapping his Hands
Date200 BCE–200 CE
MediumBronze
DimensionsWeight: 0.14 lb. (0.1 kg)
Overall: 2 3/8 × 1 5/16 in. (6 × 3.3 cm)
Credit LineBurton Y. Berry Collection, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number76.57.85
This artwork is currently on view.
A figure balances on his left goat-footed leg with his right leg lifted and crossed over the left. His human torso twists to the left as he clasps his hands together, swinging them before him. His head tilts upward and to the side.

A figure balances on his left goat-footed leg with his right leg lifted and crossed over the left. His human torso twists to the left as he clasps his hands together, swinging them before him. His head tilts upward and to the side.

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"Dancing Satyr Clapping his Hands | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=76.57.85