Telamon in the form of a satyr. Rome, 1st century B.C. - 1st A.D.

Telamon in the form of a satyr. Rome, 1st century B.C. - 1st A.D.
Marble.
Provenance:
-J. J. Klejman, New York, before 1969.
-Private collection, New York, acquired from the above on November 14, 1969, U.S.A. A copy of the purchase invoice is enclosed.
Good condition, no restorations.
Measurements: 53 cm (height).

Roman telamon carved in marble with the round figure of an undersized satyr, whose shoulders support the weight of the architrave or capital that originally crowned it. A telamon (literally "the bearer" in Greek) is a figurative column or pillar, that is, a sculpture that functions as an architectural support. Also called an atlante, it is the male version of the caryatid.