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Greek

Man in a cloak, 520 - 500 BCE

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Description

Maker

Culture

Greek

Title

Man in a cloak

Year

520 - 500 BCE

Medium

Bronze

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Dimensions

10.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm (4 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 inches) (width at elbows)

Place

Greek; Messenia

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.056

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries

Bundled in a thick cloak against the winter cold, this bronze statuette depicting an Arcadian shepherd sports a beard, laced boots, and a conical hat called a pilos. A votive offering to a god, it was most likely left at a local sanctuary in Arcadia, a region of Greece known for its shepherds. Which god it was meant for is uncertain, since Hermes, Pan, and Apollo all had some role in protecting shepherds and their flocks. Pan, who was also known as the chief god of Arcadia, seems the most likely inspiration in this case.

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