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UnknownUnknown (Egypt)
Description
English: One of the Dioscuri: Castor or Pollux.
Français : Dioscure, Castor ou Pollux.
Date from 100 until 150 AD
Medium willow, tempera and gold leaf
Dimensions height: 38 cm (14.9 in); width: 6.5 cm (2.5 in); depth: 0.5 cm (0.1 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,38U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,6.5U174728
dimensions QS:P5524,0.5U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Egypte romaine, room A: Egypte romaine. Denon, Entresol.
This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Egyptian Antiquities).
Accession number
MND 193 / E 10815 / P 207
Object history Place of discovery: Faiyum Oasis.
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Credit line 1900: purchased
References
  • Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 10135
  • L'Orient romain et byzantin au Louvre, 2012, fig.240

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