If you were to ever question where baby satyrs came from, here is your sculpture! Pan was a satyr, a half-man, half-goat woodland god. Here, he and the goat exchange 'a tender gaze' (source; placque from The Royal Ontario Museum in Canada). This is not a scene of beastiality, but explores the nature of Roman myth.

The original of this sculpture has been shocking visitors since it was excavated from the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, near Pompeii, in 1752. In the Naples Museum it was kepy in a special room with restricted access - a gabinetto segreto (secret cabinet) - together with other erotic antiquities.

This object is part of "Scan The World". Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email stw@myminifactory.com to find out how you can help.