Mid-20th century plaster torso depicting a dancing faun.
Height 58cm.
The original marble is currently in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
Satyrs were followers of the god Bacchus, personifying the wildest nature, lower deities, usually depicted with small horns on their heads, pointed ears, nailed feet and very hairy. The Romans often depicted them playing instruments, or flirting with nymphs, or selling grapes.
The faun is represented here playing an instrument, the "Kroupezion", a sort of accordion to be played with the feet. It is believed that the cymbals he holds in his hands were added later and were not part of the Greek original.
