Keywords: Greek - Statue Fragment of the Head of a Young Satyr - Walters 23110.jpg The pointed ears tousled hair and mischievous facial expression identify this head broken off from a statue as that of a young satyr Satyrs were mostly human mythological creatures who often sported the tail ears and perhaps the legs of a goat They were unruly followers of Bacchus god of wine and were popular subjects for art in antiquity and later periods century 2 marble cm 30 accession number 23 110 40153 Joseph Brummer New York Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1926 place of origin Mediterranean Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Roman sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review |