Roman Marble Statue of Pan - Ex Sotheby's

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Exceptional Antiquities, Asian, Ethnographic

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Oct 8, 2020

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• Lot Description
  Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. A stunning marble sculpture of Pan, the Roman satyr god of the pastoral and wild, known for his oenophilia, salacious behavior, and affection for wood nymphs, on a speckled granite slab of gray, black, brown, and salmon hues. Adorned in the marble's natural tones of creamy white, the half-goat deity presents in a contorted form, as though caught in the act of dancing or leering at a nymph, with his left thigh protruding from his bulbous posterior to his right - as his torso, featuring a rotund belly, incised navel, and prominent pectorals, twists to his left. Smiling jovially through plump lips and a tufted beard, the legendary partaker of the Bacchian joy stares blankly from deep-set eyes above a flat nose, his round cheeks doing little to hide his likely besotted state. The mischievous divinity presents nude, for all but a cape, as his shaggy mop of hair falls to his ears, crowning his oval visage and nearly hiding the two horns which protrude from his head. A charming statue reminiscent of Rome's most timeless tradition, the Bacchanal! Size: 7.5" L x 4.75" W (19 cm x 12.1 cm); 14.125" H (35.9 cm) on included custom stand.
  
  Marble sculptures are some of our enduring images from the Roman world, demonstrating what Romans most valued and their debt to Greek sculptors before them. This statue, for example, is indicative of the importance of myth in Roman daily life. As god of the pastoral and the wild, this lovely figure likely decorated the garden or peristyle of a Roman noble's villa, perhaps accompanied by similar statues of Bacchus, the god of wine, and wood nymphs.
  
  According to Southeby's: The present or a similar figure (in the round or in relief) was obviously the inspiration for the figure of Pan on a Baccanle painting attributed to Matteo Balducci (ca. 1500-1550) in Gubbio.
  
  Provenance: ex-Sotheby's London, 9 July 2020, BC / AD Sculpture Ancient Modern - Lot 42; ex-Eugene J. Dimet (1932-2014), Lewiston, New York, acquired in the 1970s (Cottone Auctions, Geneseo, New York, March 19th, 2016, no. 507, illus.) acquired at the above sale by the present owner
  
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  Condition

  Fragmentary as shown. Lower part of face restored in painted plaster. Hairline stress crack across part of neck and hair on proper left side. Small area along outer edge of free standing garment above left thigh repaird or cracked. Head and right side of cloak have been reapplied. Minor nicks, scratches, chips, and abrasions commensurate with age. Good remains of original peach and brown pigments on head. Remarkable condition for its age with lovely earthen deposits in recessed areas.
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