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The figure shares with other examples the two horn-like projections on his head. Since he does not have a tail or another attribute of a satyr, he may be a man dressed up as a horned creature.
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Title: Lead figure of a flute-player
Period: Archaic
Date: 6th–5th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Laconian
Medium: Lead
Dimensions: 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm)
Classification: Miscellaneous-Lead
Credit Line: Gift of A. J. B. Wace, 1924
Object Number: 24.195.98
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