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Unknown Maker, Greek

Man in a cloak

Maker

Unknown Maker, Greek

Culture

Greek

Title

Man in a cloak

Period

Ancient

Year

520-500 BCE

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

bronze

Geography

Archaeological Site: Greek; Archaeological Site: Messenia

Dimensions

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.056

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries
Sep 22, 2010

Label copy

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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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Greek
Man in a cloak, 520-500 BCE
Bronze
10.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm (4 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 inches) (width at elbows)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.056

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