Portrait head of the orator Demosthenes
Portrait head of the orator Demosthenes
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Published 2018-02-16T10:38:36+00:00
Portrait head of the orator Demosthenes made of Pentelic marble and found in the National Garden, Athens. The head belonged to a statue of Demosthenes, a Roman copy of an original by the sculptor Polyeuktos.
The statue carved by Polyeuktos was erected near the Altar of the Twelve Gods in the Ancient Agora of Athens in 280 BC, in honour of the great Athenian orator.
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| Date published | 16/02/2018 |
| Schwierigkeitsgrad | Medium |
| Title | Portrait head of the orator Demosthenes |
| Accession | 327 |
| Medium | Pentelic marble |
| Credit | National Archaeological Museum of Athens |
| Record | http://www.namuseum.gr/wellcome-en.html |
| Place | National Archaeological Museum of Athens |
