Object Image

Bronze box mirror

Unknown Artist

In relief, head of Pan

The goat-god Pan is always portrayed with the shaggy legs, ears, and horns of a goat. His face is often given a brutish cast, but here he appears as a beautiful youth whose tousled hair and dreamy expression are the only indications that he is an unpredictable woodland being.

Credit: Fletcher Fund, 1925

Late 4th century B.C.

Bronze

17.1 x 17.1 cm

25.78.44a-d

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