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Laocoon group, from Esquiline Hill, Rome, c30 BC. Artist: Unknown.

Laocoon group, from Esquiline Hill, Rome, c30 BC. Laokoon naked with full beard and long hair sits on a square altar partly covered by his mantle, trying to free himself from two snakes. On either side is a naked boy (Laocoon?s sons) with short hair likewise engaged. Late Hellenistic. Dimensions: height x width: 238 x 165 cm.

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Laocoon group, from Esquiline Hill, Rome, c30 BC. Artist: Unknown.

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Laocoon group, from Esquiline Hill, Rome, c30 BC. Laokoon naked with full beard and long hair sits on a square altar partly covered by his mantle, trying to free himself from two snakes. On either side is a naked boy (Laocoon?s sons) with short hair likewise engaged. Late Hellenistic. Dimensions: height x width: 238 x 165 cm

Credit:

Album / Heritage Images / Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

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4134 x 5616 px | 66.4 MB

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35.0 x 47.5 cm | 13.8 x 18.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

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