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The figure is shown with a phorbeia, the band worn by flautists. The articulation of his body raises the question as to whether this is a representation of Pan or of a performer wearing caprine attributes on his legs and head.
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Title: Bronze statuette of Pan
Period: Classical
Date: late 5th–4th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Peloponnesian
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 5 1/8 × 4 1/16 × 2 1/8 in. (13.1 × 10.3 × 5.4 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
Object Number: 1989.281.55
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