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Satyr and Hermaphrodite
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Satyr and Hermaphrodite

White marble, 1st cent. A.D.
Oplontis excavations
Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei, inv. 72800

This group, representing a hermaphrodite accosted by a satyr, is a copy of a Hellenistic original reproduced in various forms in Roman times. It stood along the pool but, like several other statues, was undergoing restoration at the time of the eruption in 79 A.D., as shown by the fact that some detached parts were found elsewhere.