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Seated Faun

Artist: Janet Scudder, American, 1873-1940
Medium: Bronze
Dates: 1924
Dimensions: 38 x 14 3/8 x 18 1/4 in. (96.5 x 36.5 x 46.4 cm)
Markings: Incised along bottom of base, back side at proper right corner: "Alexis Rudier / Fondeur Paris"
Signature: Incised along bottom of base, proper right side, in script: "Janet Scudder / 1924"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in American Identities: A New Look, Centennial Era, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 26.184
Credit Line: Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Image: Front, 26.184_front_PS1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006

Catalogue Description: Statue of young faun seated on a lion skin draped over a square pedestal; he is playing two single pipes, one pipe held in each hand, and has legs crossed at ankles. Condition: Good, areas on body of green patina.

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