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A GREEK BRONZE PAN
Lot 234

A GREEK BRONZE PAN

CIRCA 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.

Closed14 April 2011

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GBP 6,875

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A GREEK BRONZE PAN
CIRCA 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
Dancing with right hoof raised, a strut connecting the underside of the hoof to integral circular plinth, his thighs grooved indicating fur, his nipples and navel recessed, with arms outstretched and hands cupped, the backward-curling horns emerging from the top of his head, his chin with short pointed beard, his tail pointed, mounted
5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm.) high

Private collection, England; acquired in the 1970s.
Accompanied by a French passport.

Specialist note

Cf. O. White Muscarella (ed.), Ancient Art. The Norbert Schimmel Collection, Mainz, 1974, no. 25; and D. von Bothmer, et al., Antiquities from the Collection of Christos G. Bastis, no. 99.