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Bronze box mirror

late 4th century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 158
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bronze box mirror
  • Period: Late Classical or Hellenistic
  • Date: late 4th century BCE
  • Culture: Greek
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: diameter 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
    H. of handle 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
    H. of Head 5 7/16in. (13.8cm)
  • Classification: Bronzes
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1925
  • Object Number: 25.78.44a–d
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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