satyress


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satyress

(ˈsætərɪs)
n
(Classical Myth & Legend) another name for satyra
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(There is possibly no field of art-historical scholarship more contentious than Old Master bronzes.) This salacious but sadly emasculated satyr is one of the finest versions of a model known in a small number of casts and variants, and appears to lunge forward as if cradling something in his arms--perhaps a missing satyress. Estimate 150,000 [pounds sterling]-250,000 [pounds sterling].
A satyress, the smooth, taut circles of herbreasts and stomach exposed above her shaggy thighs, squats on a trunkrising from the calyx of a flower.
A satyr who caresses a satyress is met with subtle resistance, and the expression of a shepherd who holds his syrinx (Fig.