Standing Pan or Satyr
4th century BCE?
Description
Complete figurine, mended from several fragments. Standing Pan or satyr, facing forward, smiling. Short horns at center of head with pointy ears to the sides. Furrowed brow; round eyes; pig-like snout; narrow, smiling mouth; long, oval beard. Right arm bends at the elbow and is brought up to the chest holding a small syrinx (or pan flute); the left arm is kept close to the body. While the upper torso is presented frontally, the creature’s bottom half is presented in profile, with goat-like legs and an erect phallus turned towards the left shoulder. He stands on a thick, plain base. Would have been painted originally. Traces of white ground extant both front and back. Additionally, yellow pigment on the legs; pink and red on face and chest. Hollow but heavy. Mold-made in one single-sided mold. Thick, plain back. Open at bottom.
Dimensions
11.5 × 4 cm (4 1/2 × 1 9/16 in.)
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