The Barberini Faun, or Drunken Satyr, was either carved by an unknown Hellenistic sculptor in the late third or early second century BC or is a Roman copy of high quality. Its present form was given it by a series of restorers in Rome after its discovery in the 1620s. These restorations, commissioned by Pope Urban VIII’s nephew Cardinal Francesco Barberini, may have enhanced the sexual aspect of the statue. But, what’s the dog’s excuse?