A Greek bronze figure of Pan
Circa 5th-4th Century B.C.
The goat-legged god shown dancing with his right hoof raised and arms aloft, wearing a tight-fitting cap, with a well-defined chest and small tail, 11cm high
Footnotes:
Provenance:
Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Auktion XXII, Basel, 13 May 1961, lot 61.
Henri Smeets Collection, Weert, The Netherlands, 1961-77, Smeets, no.163.
The Smeets Collection of Antiquities, Sotheby's, London, 7 November 1977, lot 172.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York 14 December 1978, lot 265.
Private collection, USA, acquired at the above sale.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London 16 April 2015, lot 118.
Private collection, USA, acquired at the above sale.

Published:
A Private Collection: A Catalogue of The Henri Smeets Collection, Weert, 1975, no.163.

For two other similar bronze figures of Pan, cf. O.W. Muscarella, Ancient Art, The Norbert Schimmel Collection, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974, nos.25 and 25bis (with reference to the Smeets figure).
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