Provenance: Hartley Brown, New York, prior to 2010.Though fragmented, enough of this intaglio remains as well as other known examples preserved on engraved gems to identify the subject as a dancing satyr. The form for this subject matter was initially inspired by a Praxitelean masterpiece from the 4th Century B.C. (now lost). For a comparable satyr in bronze, see The Dancing Satyr of Mazara del Vallo (Sicily, Italy).