Scarab with Satyr Carrying an Amphora

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Scarab with Satyr Carrying an Amphora

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Date
325–275 B.C.
Medium
Banded black and white agate
Culture
Etruscan
Department
Jewelry
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
fe0b307d-824b-40f5-b336-a8ade0207126

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On a gemstone with a hatched border, a satyr walks to the right, with his left leg forward. He bends over to peer into the mouth of a wine amphora, which he holds in both hands. The gem is carved in the "a globolo" style, with simplified fluid contours that articulate the figure's powerful anatomy. The scarab on the obverse is carefully cut. The legs are in relief and the thorax, elytra, and winglets are bordered by hatched lines; the head is hatched. The plinth is decorated with bands of diagonally hatched lines. Gems depicting satyrs and wine vessels, or other motifs illustrating the companions of the wine god Dionysos (Fufluns) are as popular in Etruscan glyptic as they are in Greek art generally.

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