Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Cast

Other shapes

11.43 cm (4.5 inch)

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Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
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Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Satyr
Male figure	Relief		Seated

A weight in the form of a seated bearded male having a thorn removed from his foot by a baby satyr. The figure is nude and sits upright on a rock with his right leg crossed over his left. He gazes upwards and supports himself with his arms extended behind him. His abdominal muscles are clearly delineated. At his lower right, a seated baby satyr sucks a thorn out of his left foot. This composition may be an ironic version of a famous statue of Philoktetes, the Greek Trojan War hero who was abandoned on the island of Lemnos due to a foot injury. The weight was likely suspended from a steelyard, as indicated by the loop emerging from the crown of the head of the main figure. The piece is hollow with a large opening at the bottom. It may have originally been filled with lead and sealed with a bronze plate.

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Language	Technique	Legend type

ROMAN

2nd century

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Getty Museum – Getty Villa (Malibu)	None	75.AC.114

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
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Roman weight, Roman Empire.

http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/7283/unknown-maker-weight-roman-2nd-century/