Torso of Marsyas
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Torso of Marsyas
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Published 2018-03-23T11:45:58+00:00
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This torso belonged to a group sculpture depicting Marsyas' punishment. He famously challenged Apollo to a musical contest and lost, therefore he was hung from a tree and skinned alive as a punishment.
Technical Information
| Date published | 23/03/2018 |
| Complexity | Medium |
More Information
| Title | Torso of Marsyas |
| Date | After original around 200 BC |
| Accession | Sk 213 |
| Period | Roman |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | Acquired in Rome around 1845 |
| Record | http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/altes-museum/home.html |
| Place | Altes Museum |
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