Bronze thymiaterion (incense burner) with Marsyas

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late 4th century BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

This magnificent incense burner is embellished with a figure of Marsyas, the ill-fated satyr who was punished for his hubris by Apollo. We see him bound to the shaft of the incense burner where he will be flayed alive. His leg is inscribed with the Etruscan word SUTHINA, a funerary custom indicating that this object was dedicated as a tomb offering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 4th century BCE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971