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Marble head of Epikouros

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.
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Title: Marble head of Epikouros
Caption: 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.
Technique/material: Marble, Pentelic
Period: imperial
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Location: ROMAN EMPIRE
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 3202 × 4268 px | 39.1 MB
Print size: 27.1 × 36.1 cm | 1260.6 × 1680.3 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: GREEK AND ROMAN ART • IMPERIAL • MARBLE • MARBLE, PENTELIC • MARBRE • MARMOL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • ROCK • ROCKS • ROCKY • ROMAN EMPIRE • SCULPTURE • STONE SCULPTURE • STONE • STONES