Lost wax bronze replica.
Author: unknown
Period: roman cast of the II century B.C.
Fauns are mythological creatures linked to the cult of the God Bacchus, god of wine. They are beings halfway between human and animal, often associated with dance or music. This bronze, originally from the Villa dei Papiri in the famous city of Pompeii, immortalizes a faun intent in a complex and whirling dance. The statue represents a male figure, naked and bearded, with his head slightly tilted back to look at the sky. A flowing long tail appears on the back and the faun, on tiptoe, seems to be about to start dancing. The fact that it is represented with small horns and a tail makes it associated with the God Pan or with some inferior creature following the God Dionysus.
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