Asklepios_Melos_BM_Sc550.jpg
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Summary
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Unknown artist
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| Description |
English:
Colossal head of Asclepios wearing a metal crown (now lost), from a cult statue. Hellenistic artwork.
Français :
Tête colossale d'Asclépios portant une couronne métallique (disparue). Œuvre hellénistique.
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| Date | between 325 and 300 BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Parian marble | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | ca. height: 24 in (60.9 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Current location |
Main floor, room 22: Alexander the Great
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| Accession number |
GR 1867.5-8.115 (Cat. Sculpture 550)
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| Object history |
English:
From the shrine of Asklepios at Melos
Français :
Provenance : temple d'Asclépios à Mélos
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| Credit line | Blacas Collection | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Marie-Lan Nguyen (2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Permission
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I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:
This file is licensed under the
Creative Commons
Attribution 2.5 Generic
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