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| Keywords: Dancing satyr Louvre Ma395.jpg Dancing satyr from the group Invitation to the dance Roman copy 1st-2nd century CE of a hellenistic original 2nd century BC known by coins of Cyzicus Asia Minor and numerous copies such as Louvre Ma 528 Found in Rome in 1630 it was heavily restored a large part of the arms and legs the cymbals and the tree trunk are modern It seems that the satyr originally was beating time snapping fingers in rhythm and using a kind of Greek castanets with his foot Satyre dansant du groupe dit de l'« invitation à la danse » Copie romaine Ier-IIe siècle ap J -C d'un original hellénistique IIe siècle av J -C connu par des pièces de Cyzique Asie mineure et de nmbreuses copies par exemple Louvre Ma 528 Découverte à Rome en 1630 la statue a subi de nombreuses restaurations une large partie des bras et des jambes les castagnettes et le tronc d'arbre sont modernes Il semble qu'à l'origine le satyre battait la mesure claquant des doigts et jouant d'une sorte de castagnettes grecques avec le pied H 143 cm 4 ft 8 ¼ in Museum Louvre Department of Greek Etruscan and Roman antiquities Denon ground floor room 17 object history credit line accession number Ma 395 MR 190 Jastrow 2006 other versions Dancing satyr from the group «Invitation to the dance» Roman copies after Greek originals in the Louvre Greek antiquities in the Louvre - Room 17 Music in ancient Greece Crotales | ||||
