The largest known bronze mask of the god Pan was recently uncovered at the University of Haifa’s excavation at the Hippos-Sussita National Park in Israel.
Bronze masks of this size are extremely rare and usually do not depict Pan or any of the other Greek or Roman mythological images, according to archaeologist Michael Eisenberg, who is heading the excavation. Most of the known bronze masks from the Hellenistic and Roman periods are miniatures; the new find is the only one of its kind, he said. — israel21c