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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Colossal Head of Asclepius from Syracuse
Work_PrefTitle
Colossal Head of Asclepius from Syracuse
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Colossal Head of Asklepios
Work_AltTitle
Colossal Head of Asklepios
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Overall three-quarter view
Image_Title
Overall three-quarter view
Image View
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Creator:
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after Phyromachos (Ancient Greek sculptor, active ca. 210-170 BCE); unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
Agent_Display
after Phyromachos (Ancient Greek sculptor, active ca. 210-170 BCE); unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo Archeologico Regionale 'Paolo Orsi' (Syracuse, Sicily, Italy) inv. 693
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Archeologico Regionale 'Paolo Orsi' (Syracuse, Sicily, Italy) inv. 693
Location
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Location Note:
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Viale Teocrito, 66
Work_LocationNotes
Viale Teocrito, 66
Location Note
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GPS:
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37.0764 15.2864
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Date:
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Greek original, ca. 170-180 BCE (other); Roman copy, early 1st century CE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
Greek original, ca. 170-180 BCE (other); Roman copy, early 1st century CE (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
Work_Culture
Roman (ancient)
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Greco-Roman; Hellenistic; Imperial (Roman)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Greco-Roman; Hellenistic; Imperial (Roman)
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
marble
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
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Subjects:
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deities; mythology (Classical); Aesculapius (Greek deity)
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
deities; mythology (Classical); Aesculapius (Greek deity)
Subjects
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Description:
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From Syracuse (Siracusa), found in the area of the Roman amphitheater, 1801. Augustan (27 BCE-14 CE) copy after a Hellenistic work by the Athenian sculptor Phyromachos (2nd century BCE). Phyromachos worked in the service of the Pergamene kings and made the colossal marble cult statue of Asklepios at Pergamon (ca. 180 or ca. 170 BCE). (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
From Syracuse (Siracusa), found in the area of the Roman amphitheater, 1801. Augustan (27 BCE-14 CE) copy after a Hellenistic work by the Athenian sculptor Phyromachos (2nd century BCE). Phyromachos worked in the service of the Pergamene kings and made the colossal marble cult statue of Asklepios at Pergamon (ca. 180 or ca. 170 BCE). (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-AMA-CHA-A02
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-AMA-CHA-A02
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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