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Laocoon group sculpture of men being devorued by serpents, 1st century BC. Artist: Pliny the Elder

Laocöon group sculpture, of Laocöon and his sons being devoured by serpents belonging to Athena to prevent them from breaking into the Trojan Horse, which he was suspicious of. from the Vatican Museum's collection in Rome, 1st century BC.

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Title:

Laocoon group sculpture of men being devorued by serpents, 1st century BC. Artist: Pliny the Elder

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Laocöon group sculpture, of Laocöon and his sons being devoured by serpents belonging to Athena to prevent them from breaking into the Trojan Horse, which he was suspicious of. from the Vatican Museum's collection in Rome, 1st century BC.

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Album / CM Dixon / Heritage Images

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3764 x 4684 px | 50.4 MB

Print size:

31.9 x 39.7 cm | 12.5 x 15.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

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