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(inventory)Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Artist/Maker Unknown
Description
English: Hermes-type bust (pillar with the top as a sculpted head) of Metrodorus leaned with his back against Epicurus (note : the legend at the bottom of the hermes is mixed with the Epicurus side). Pentelic marble, Roman artwork, Imperial Era (2nd-half of the 2nd century ?). Found in Rome, Italy.
Dimensions H. 62 cm (24 ¼ in.)
Credit line Collections of the Duke of Penthièvre; seized during the French Revolution: in the Louvre collections since 1800
Accession number Ma 88 (MR 478)
Location Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Sully wing, ground floor, room 17
Photographer/source Eric Gaba (User:Sting), July 2005
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Epicurus side of the Hermes


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Date/TimeDimensionsUserComment
current03:07, 1 May 2006600×800 (171 KB)Sting (Correct side of the hermes : the legends at the museum are mixed)
16:07, 10 September 20051,200×1,600 (330 KB)Sting
04:50, 28 August 2005600×800 (173 KB)Sting ( '''Suject :''' Hermes-type bust (pillar with the top as a sculpted head) of Metrodorus leaned with his back against Epicurus ;<br/> '''Origin :''' Imperial Roman sculpture (2nd-half of the 2nd century ?) ;<br/> '''Found :''' Rome, Italy ;<br/> '''M)
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Date and time of data generation 12:55, 13 July 2005
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