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Limestone statuette of Pan or Opaon Melanthios

Limestone statuette of Pan or Opaon Melanthios. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: Overall: 12 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (31.8 x 14 x 7 cm). Date: 3rd century B.C..
This figure with the horns and ears of a goat wears an animal skin and holds a syrinx (double pipes) and a pedum (shepherd's crook). Images of this type first appeared in Cypriot sanctuaries during the Hellenistic period. They may represent Pan, the Greek god who protected herdsmen and shepherds, or they may be associated with Opaon Melanthios, a Cypriot deity of rural life and fertility, who is known from inscriptions.
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Título: Limestone statuette of Pan or Opaon Melanthios
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Limestone statuette of Pan or Opaon Melanthios. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: Overall: 12 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (31.8 x 14 x 7 cm). Date: 3rd century B.C.. This figure with the horns and ears of a goat wears an animal skin and holds a syrinx (double pipes) and a pedum (shepherd's crook). Images of this type first appeared in Cypriot sanctuaries during the Hellenistic period. They may represent Pan, the Greek god who protected herdsmen and shepherds, or they may be associated with Opaon Melanthios, a Cypriot deity of rural life and fertility, who is known from inscriptions.
Técnica/material: Limestone
Periodo: HELENICO
Museo: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédito: Album
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Tamaño imagen: 3150 × 4200 px | 37.9 MB
Tamaño impresión: 26.7 × 35.6 cm | 1240.2 × 1653.5 in (300 dpi)