Gold earring in the form of a bearded satyr or triton

Gold earring in the form of a bearded satyr or triton

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hoop, now bent straight, of two wires twisted together, with finial in the form of a satyr whose legs, complete with hairy curls, emerge from the two wires of the loop. The satyr is naked, with his back arched; his left hand resting on his buttock, while his right is raised and bent back below his head, a leafy garland crowns his head.

Greek and Roman Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold earring in the form of a bearded satyr or tritonGold earring in the form of a bearded satyr or tritonGold earring in the form of a bearded satyr or tritonGold earring in the form of a bearded satyr or tritonGold earring in the form of a bearded satyr or triton

The Museum's collection of Greek and Roman art comprises more than thirty thousand works ranging in date from the Neolithic period (ca. 4500 B.C.) to the time of the Roman emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity in A.D. 312. It includes the art of many cultures and is among the most comprehensive in North America. The geographic regions represented are Greece and Italy, but not as delimited by modern political frontiers: Greek colonies were established around the Mediterranean basin and on the shores of the Black Sea, and Cyprus became increasingly Hellenized. For Roman art, the geographical limits coincide with the expansion of the Roman Empire. The department also exhibits the art of prehistoric Greece (Helladic, Cycladic, and Minoan) and pre-Roman art of Italic peoples, notably the Etruscans.