ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Cameo Gem Depicting a Satyr

AAT Object Techniquecameos (sculptures)

AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)

AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial

Dateearly 1st Century CE

MediumMicrocrystalline quartz, var. agate (banded)

Credit LineClassical Purchase Fund

DimensionsMaximum: 5/8 × 5/8 × 1/8 in. (1.6 × 1.6 × 0.3 cm)

Object number2005.049.002

Label TextA youthful satyr or pan moves to the right carrying a hunting stick (lagobolon) in his right hand. His animal skin cloak (nebris) hangs over his outstretched left arm.

Exhibition HistoryFrom Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006
Exuberance of Meaning: The Art Patronage of Catherine the Great (1762-1796), Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia, September 21, 2013 - January 5, 2014
Passion of the Empress: Catherine the Great's Art Patronage, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, Washington, DC, February 15 - June 8, 2014
Making an Impression: The Art and Craft of Ancient Engraved Gemstones, Michael C. Carlos Museum, August 27 - November 27, 2022
Published ReferencesRupert Wace Ancient Art (2005), number 26.
Peter Lacovara and Jasper Gaunt, "From Pharaohs to Emperors: Egyptian, Near Eastern & Classical Antiquities at Emory," Minerva 17 (January/February 2006): 9-16.
Asen Kirin, Exuberance of Meaning: The Art Patronage of Catherine the Great (1762-1796) (Georgia: Georgia Museum of Art, 2013), 190, number 47.

ProvenanceWith Feuardant Freres (1867-1953), Paris, France. With Rupert Wace Ancient Art, Ltd., London, England, purchased from Boisgirard & Associes, Paris, France, ca. 2005. Purchased by MCCM from Rupert Wace.

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