1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. A bronze statue of the god Faun or a satyr, modelled in the round standing on a rectangular plinth base, his legs positioned to take the weight of the load he is bearing in his outstretched arms and hands, with stylised facial features framed by textured hair and sporting a muscular torso, detailing to his genital area, fingers and toes, short tail above his buttocks; provincial workman. Cf. Donovan, M., ‘House of the Faun, Pompeii,’ in Agni, no.76 (2012), pp.26-33; Guzzo, G., Storie da una eruzione, Pompei, Ercolano, Oplontis, Milano, 2003. 762 grams, 18 cm high including stand (7 1/8 in.). Acquired between 1980-1990. Property of a London gentleman. Apanied by an academic report by Dr. Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is apanied by AIAD certificate no.11314-193237. Bronze statuettes of satyrs and fauns engaged in drinking, dancing and playing with nymphs are abundant in the Roman art (Guzzo, 2003, p.118). Often in an ithyphallic state, the satyrs painted on pottery dance or are represented as statuettes performing acrobatics, engaging in wild antics, and pursuing animals, maenads, or nymphs with sexual intent. Satyrs occasionally appear clothed and otherwise obedient to social conventions, but more often they are naked. The original function of Faun's posture here was to hold a dish for nibbles at a banquet or other occasion, or maybe a vessel for the vine, considering their love for wine and their linking with the Dionysian environment. The position gives the creature a powerful presence in three-dimensional space.