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Head of Meleager, 2nd century. Artist: Unknown

Head of Meleager, 2nd century. Roman, after a Greek original of the mid 4th century BC. According to Greem mythology, Meleager was a hero who, together with Atalanta, a female hunter, killed the Calydonian Boar. He was also one of the Argonauts. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg.

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Title: Head of Meleager, 2nd century. Artist: Unknown

Caption: Head of Meleager, 2nd century. Roman, after a Greek original of the mid 4th century BC. According to Greem mythology, Meleager was a hero who, together with Atalanta, a female hunter, killed the Calydonian Boar. He was also one of the Argonauts. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg.

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Image size: 3275 × 5346 px | 50.1 MB

Print size: 27.7 × 45.3 cm | 1289.4 × 2104.7 in (300 dpi)

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