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British Museum, London, United Kingdom
Artist/Maker Unknown
Description
English: Winged youth with a sword, probably Thanatos, personification of death. Detail of a sculptured marble column drum from the Temple of Artemis at Ephesos, ca. 325-300 BC. Found at the south-west corner of the temple.
Français : Jeune homme ailé portant une épée, probablement Thanatos, personnification de la mort. Détail d'un tambour de chapiteau en marbre sculpté provenant du temple d'Artémis à Éphèse, vers 325-300 av. J.-C. Découvert dans le coin sud-ouest du temple.
Dimensions H. 1.84 m (72 ¼ in.), Diam. 1.97 m (77 ½ in.)
Credit line Excavated by J. T. Wood for the British Museum, 1871
Accession number GR 1872.8-3.9 (Cat. Sculpture 1206)
Location Main floor, room 22: Alexander the Great
Photographer/source ChrisO, 18 June 2006, originally from en.wikipedia; description page is (was) here


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current20:11, 28 October 2006568×1,000 (221 KB)Helix84 ({{Information| |Description= == Summary == == Summary == Relief sculpture of en:Thanatos, from the Temple of en:Artemis at en:Ephesus. Marble relief of the en:4rd century BC in the en:British Museum, London. By [[:en:User:ChrisO|)
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