Cleveland Museum of Art
Dancing Pan
- Date
- c. 350–500
- Medium
- limestone with traces of red polychromy
- Culture
- Egypt, Coptic period
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 133308
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
This relief sculpture demonstrates the survival of a purely pagan subject in the context of a Christian building. Even after the conversion of native Egyptians to Christianity, mythological subjects were not unusual in their art. Pan was the Greek god of woods and fields, flocks and herds, known in art by his goat's legs and pointed ears. He invented the reed pipes with which he charmed the nature goddesses known as nymphs.
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Provenance & credit
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- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Provenance
- (Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York).
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Ancient Egyptian Personal ObjectsThese objects are cosmetic implements and grooming tools from ancient Egypt, including mirrors, palettes for grinding pigments, and decorative knives, representing daily life and personal adornment practices.
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