Bas-relief depicting the head of Pan - 1810
A print dated 1810 of an ancient terracotta housed in the British Museum.
in 1761 a group of subterranean chambers were discovered in Sacrofano (16 miles North of Rome, and the previous site of the ancient Etruscan city of Veii), the dome of the largest of these chambers was enriched with paintings, in fresco, representing animals. The whole of the frieze below the dome was ornamented with bas-reliefs in Terracotta, which were fastened to the walls with leaden nails.
The Terracottas (created approx 50-100 BC) were acquired by the British Museum in 1805 from the estate of the late Charles Towneley Esq and are housed at the museum in London to this day. A photo of the original (Courtesy of the British Museum) can be seen in the images posted.
Link to British Museum catalogue entry.
Pan is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, rustic music and impromptus, and companion of the nymphs. Here Pan is shown flanked by Satyr on both sides.
Dimensions (Frame): 225mm x 188mm
A print dated 1810 of an ancient terracotta housed in the British Museum.
in 1761 a group of subterranean chambers were discovered in Sacrofano (16 miles North of Rome, and the previous site of the ancient Etruscan city of Veii), the dome of the largest of these chambers was enriched with paintings, in fresco, representing animals. The whole of the frieze below the dome was ornamented with bas-reliefs in Terracotta, which were fastened to the walls with leaden nails.
The Terracottas (created approx 50-100 BC) were acquired by the British Museum in 1805 from the estate of the late Charles Towneley Esq and are housed at the museum in London to this day. A photo of the original (Courtesy of the British Museum) can be seen in the images posted.
Link to British Museum catalogue entry.
Pan is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, rustic music and impromptus, and companion of the nymphs. Here Pan is shown flanked by Satyr on both sides.
Dimensions (Frame): 225mm x 188mm
A print dated 1810 of an ancient terracotta housed in the British Museum.
in 1761 a group of subterranean chambers were discovered in Sacrofano (16 miles North of Rome, and the previous site of the ancient Etruscan city of Veii), the dome of the largest of these chambers was enriched with paintings, in fresco, representing animals. The whole of the frieze below the dome was ornamented with bas-reliefs in Terracotta, which were fastened to the walls with leaden nails.
The Terracottas (created approx 50-100 BC) were acquired by the British Museum in 1805 from the estate of the late Charles Towneley Esq and are housed at the museum in London to this day. A photo of the original (Courtesy of the British Museum) can be seen in the images posted.
Link to British Museum catalogue entry.
Pan is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, rustic music and impromptus, and companion of the nymphs. Here Pan is shown flanked by Satyr on both sides.
Dimensions (Frame): 225mm x 188mm