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accession number:	1926.552
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Antefix with Satyr Face, c. 525–480 BC. Greek/South Italian, Taranto. Terracotta; overall: 25 cm (9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund 1926.552

title:				Antefix with Satyr Face
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creation date:			c. 525–480 BC
creation date earliest:		-525
creation date latest:		-480
current location:		102C Greek
creditline:			The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund
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culture:	Greek/South Italian, Taranto
technique:	terracotta
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Greek
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 25 cm (9 13/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Centaur's Smile:  The Human Animal in Early Greek Art
	opening date:   2003-10-11T00:00:00
	<i>The Centaur's Smile:  The Human Animal in Early Greek Art</i>. Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ (organizer) (October 11, 2003-January 18, 2004); Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (February 22-May 16, 2004).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Princeton University Art Museum (10/11/2003 - 1/18/2004) and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (2/22/2003 - 5/16/2004): "The Centaur's Smile: The Human Animal in Early Greek Art", exh. cat. no. 60, p. 251-252.

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:
Despite the connections between satyrs and Dionysos, not all satyr-head antefixes belonged to Dionysian buildings.

digital description:
This frontal satyr face, easily recognized by its snub nose and equine ears, served numerous purposes. As an antefix, it capped the open end of a roof tile, preventing wind, water, and pests from entering the building below. With its naturalistic mold-made features, enhanced with pigment and perhaps additional stamped and carved details, the antefix would also have provided striking visual ornament, especially when seen in long rows high above.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Howard, Rossiter. "Greek Sculptures in Terra-Cotta." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 14, no. 2 (1927): 21-22, with ill. following.
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	F. A. W. "The Bequests of Mary Warden Harkness: A Tribute and an Accounting." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 15, no. 2 (1928): 43-50.
	page number: 	Ill. p. 46.
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	Padgett, J. Michael, William A. P. Childs, and D. S. Tsiaphakē. <em>The Centaur's Smile: The Human Animal in Early Greek Art.</em> Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Art Museum, 2003.
	page number: 	Pp. 251-253, cat. 59.
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