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Marble head of Epikouros. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: 19 5/8 × 9 3/4 × 11 1/2 in. (49.8 × 24.8 × 29.2 cm). Date: 2nd century A.D..
Copy of a Greek statue of the 1st half of the 3rd century B.C.
The philosopher, who lived from 341 to 271 B.C., must have been honored by a portrait statue made late in his lifetime or soon after his death. Numerous Roman copies reproduce the same original, showing the esteem in which Epicurus' teachings were held.