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Piper at the Gates of Dawn

Mahonri M. Young

American Art

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM Bronze
DATES ca. 1916
DIMENSIONS 12 7/16 x 11 x 7 1/2 in., 16.4 lb. (31.6 x 27.9 x 19.1 cm, 7.4kg)
MARKINGS Incised on back of base along lower edge at corner, "ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-"
SIGNATURE Incised on front of ground below figure, "M. YOUNG"
COLLECTIONS American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 2001.120
CREDIT LINE Gift of Henry Steinway Ziegler
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Seated figure of satyr with grotesque face and legs spread open; holds a pan flute to his mouth with proper left hand; sits on mound of roughly modeled earth atop rectangular base. Green patina overall. Condition: good.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
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