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Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Artist/Maker Unknown
Description Hermes-type bust (pillar with the top as a sculpted head) of Epicurus leaned with his back against his disciple Metrodorus (note : the legend at the bottom of the hermes is mixed with the Metrodorus side). Pentelic marble, Roman artwork, Imperial Era (2nd-half of the 2nd century ?). Found in Rome, Italy.

See also: the Metrodorus side of the hermes (image:Metrodorus_Louvre.jpg)

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


Français : Pilier hermaïque représentant Épicure adossé à son disciple Métrodore. Marbre du Pentélique, œuvre romaine d'époque impériale (deuxième moitié du IIe siècle ?). Découvert à Rome, Italie. Voir aussi : le côté de Métrodore (image:Metrodorus_Louvre.jpg).


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