Young Satyress Running with an Owl's Nest and Young Satyr Running with an Owl (pair of statuettes)

Clodion

Cleveland Museum of Art

Two small statues of mythological creatures on marble bases. The statues are made of beige stone. One statue depicts a female creature with short curly hair. She appears to be a satyress. The satyress wears a cloth wrapped around her right shoulder and a wreath on her head. She holds a nest with her right hand to her chest and a bunch of flowers in her left hand. Her right leg bends behind her. She has goat-like features on her lower body. The other statue depicts a male creature with short curly hair. He appears to a satyr. The satyr wears cloth wrapped around his right shoulder and a wreath on his head. He holds a nest with his left hand to his chest. He stands on his right leg; his left leg bends behind him. He also has goat-like features on his lower body. The bases are cylindrical and made of marble; they have a white and black base and a red and black main body. They are trimmed with gold molding.