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Satyr, Nymph and Cupid
Satyr, Nymph and Cupid
Satyr, Nymph and Cupid

Satyr, Nymph and Cupid

Datelate 18th century
MediumCast bronze
Dimensions2 3/8 x 3 5/8 in. (6 x 9.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Cathleen W. Treacy
Object number1995.6
Object TypeSculpture
On View
Not on view
The rectangular plaquette presents a lightly lascivious classical subject matter very much to the taste of eighteenth-century French collectors, who found these small objects eminently desirable as cabinet pieces.
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Unknown Artist
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Unknown Artist
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