SATYR Faunus Faun Phallus Nude Male Greek Cast Alabaster Statue Sculpture 7.85 inches

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Dimensions (approximately):

Height :  21 cm         ( 7.85 in)

Width:    09 cm         ( 3.54 in)

Depth:    06 cm         (2.36 in)

Weight:  300 gr        ( 0.66  lb)

Material: Cast Alabaster (Natural Mineral)

Alabaster is the stone of  art par excellence, a much-appreciated resource for sculptors and architects, from antiquity until these days. Αlabaster  was very widely used for small sculpture for indoor use in the ancient world, especially in Ancient Greece , Egypt and Mesopotamia.

In Greek mythology, a satyr

is one of a troop of ithyphallic male companions of Dionysus with goat-like features and often permanent erection. Early artistic representations sometimes include horse-like legs, but in 6th-century BC black-figure pottery human legs are the most common. In Roman Mythology there is a concept similar to satyrs, with goat-like features: the faun, being half-man, half-goat, who roamed the woods and mountains. In myths they are often associated with pipe-playing . As Dionysiac creatures they are lovers of wine and women, and they are ready for every physical pleasure. They roam to the music of pipes (auloi), cymbals, castanets, and bagpipes, and they love to chase maenads or bacchants (with whom they are obsessed, and whom they often pursue), or in later art, dance with the nymphs , and have a special form of dance called sikinnis. Because of their love of wine, they are often represented holding wine cups, and they appear often in the decorations on wine cups.