Limestone statuette of Pan - image 1

Hellenistic

Limestone statuette of Pan

A nebris knotted around the neck covers the shoulders and falls to the back. The ears are pointed and there are small goat horns. Several locks on the forehead are shown. A mass of hair spreads out onto the back. Overall: 21 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (54.6 x 17.1 x 8.9 cm)

Date

400 BC - 100 AD

Accession No.

74.51.2736

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios

References

  • Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1885. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 1. pl. CXIX.862, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1114, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 336, p. 250, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.