Italian Grand Tour Era Bronze Statuette: after "Young Faun with the Flute" Phoenician hollow versions often functioned as

hollow versions often functioned as sacred coffins to house mummified ibises

They were filled with olive oil or other vegetable oils through the small piercing holes next to the central motif

Traveling Man Treasures Curiosity Vault is a small vintage/antique/antiquity shop located in NE Portland Oregon focused on selling hard-to-find culturally & historically diverse items

1880s-1900s) couple is in fine structural condition with wear commensurate for their age

the head is in good antique condition

Italian Grand Tour Era Bronze Statuette: after "Young Faun with the Flute" Phoenician hollow versions often functioned asTraveling Man Treasures is selling this patinated bronze statuette depicting a Faun Satyr playing a double flute (also known as an aulos) dated to the Grand Tour Era (c. 1660 1840 CE). This diminutive work is considered to be a Grand Tour souvenir, most likely cast in Italy during the later part of the era. In excellent condition for its age, the bronze has a natural aged verdigris patina. The stauette represents a youthful figure from classical