Unknown artist, Greek

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.