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Object type relief sculpture
object_type QS:P31,Q245117
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English: Sacrifice of a goat: seven ephebes (on the left), two bearded men (priests or magistrates) and a servant laying down offerings on the altar; the goddess (on the right, maybe Demeter) holds a scepter and an omphalos phiale.
Français : Sacrifice d'une chèvre: sept éphèbes à gauche, deux hommes barbus (des prêtres ou des magistrats) et un serviteur déposant des offrandes sur l'autel; la déesse (peut-être Déméter), à droite, tient un sceptre et une phiale à omphalos.
Italiano: Sacrificio di una capra: sette efebi a sinistra, due uomini barbuti (sacerdoti o magistrati) e un servitore depongono delle offerte sull'altare; la divinità (forse Demetra), a destra, tiene uno scettro e una phiale a omphalos.
Date between circa 340 and circa 320 BC
Medium Pentelic marble
medium QS:P186,Q673492
Dimensions height: 56 cm (22 in); width: 111 cm (43.7 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,56U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,111U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Denon wing, ground floor, room 9
Accession number
Ma 756 (MR 837
Object history
  • collection of Marquis de Nointel
  • purchased by Académie des inscriptions
  • French Revolution: confiscated
  • transferred to Musée des monuments français
Credit line 1803: purchased from Musée des monuments français
References Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 20220
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