Property from a Belgian Private Collection
A Fragmentary Roman Marble Torso of the Hanging Marsyas, circa 1st/2nd Century A.D.
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July 6, 12:53 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Belgian Private Collection
A Fragmentary Roma🐲n Marble Torso of the Hanging Marsyas
circa 1st/2nd Century A.D.
with a satyr's tail on the small of the back and remains of a strut on the outside of each buttock; no restorations.
Height 20 cm.
Jean-Philippe Mariaud de Serres, Paris, by descent from his father
acquired by the present owner from Galerie Serres, Paris, in 2002
acquired by the present owner from Galerie Serres, Paris, in 2002
The distended, bulging muscles in the inner thigh area suggest that the complete figure represented the sꦡatyr Marsyas hanging from a tree with his hands tied above his head. The two struts, one on each buttock, were probably attached to the tree-trunk. See for a monumental example of this composition.
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